Territory Stories

Delivering quality, affordable housing for all Territorians

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Title

Delivering quality, affordable housing for all Territorians

Member

Lawrie, Delia; Burns, C. B. (Christopher Bruce)

Political affiliation

Australian Labor Party

Collection

Media Releases for 11th Assembly 2008 - 2012; Media Releases; ParliamentNT

Date

2012-05-01

Language

English

Subject

Housing; Public finance

Publisher name

Northern Territory Government

File type

application/pdf

Use

Issued as a Media Release

Copyright owner

Northern Territory Government

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/240538

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/622555

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/622556

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homelessness. Supported Accommodation Budget 2012 delivers Territory and Commonwealth government funding of $5.7 million to reduce homelessness by providing managed short-term accommodation facilities across the Territory including: additional funding of $0.8 million in 2012-13 to manage the Apmere Mwerre Visitor Park in Alice Springs; recurrent funding of $1.2 million to operate the transitional accommodation facility at Crerar Road, Berrimah; and $3.7 million to address homelessness through tenancy support programs and managed accommodation. Budget 2012 will also deliver $500,000, as part of a $1 million two-year Intensive Support Tenancy Enabling Program, to assist tenants transitioning from town camps into urban public housing in Alice Springs to develop their capacity to maintain an independent public housing tenancy. Media: Patrick Hastwell (Lawrie) 0427 017 803 Lesley Major (Burns) 0419 288 284 Related files: Budget2012_Housing_01.05.12.pdf ( 78.94 kb ) http://www.newsroom.nt.gov.au/adminmedia/mailouts/9422/attachments/Budget2012_Housing_01.05.12.pdf