Welcome to Western Australia's
State Homelessness Strategy web site

In May 2002 the Government of Western Australia launched the State Homelessness Strategy and allocated $32 Million over four years for a range of new initiatives aimed at addressing homelessness and its causes.

This included:

• $10.5million to build new public housing;
• $7 million to assist private and public sector tenants to keep their housing;
• $3.8 million to provide services and accommodation for people with mental illness;
• $3.5 million to help homeless children;
• $2 million for non-Government organisations to provide financial counselling services;
• $2.4 million to help young people leaving long term care;
• $1.4 million to support people exiting the justice system; and
• $1 million to assist people directly into stable accommodation by bypassing crisis accommodation.

For details of the new initiatives open a copy of the State Homelessness Strategy - Putting People First.

For a summary of the new initiatives implemented so far open What Has Been Achieved - A Summary.

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