House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-07-26 Daily Xml

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ABBEYFIELD AUSTRALIA

239 Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg) (10 May 2011). How much departmental funding has been provided to Abbeyfield Australia in each year since 2006 and how much will be provided in 2011?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Families and Communities, Minister for Housing, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability): The Department for Families and Communities has not provided any funding to Abbeyfield Australia. It has, however, made grant funding available to the Abbeyfield Society (District of Barossa) Inc, which is an affiliated local society in South Australia.

In 2005-06, DFC provided the Abbeyfield Society (District of Barossa) Inc with a Grants for Seniors grant of $2,500 to purchase sound equipment, exercise equipment and music to support the seniors exercise programs.

On 10 July 2008, the former Minister for Housing wrote to Abbeyfield Society outlining approval in principle of up to $1.2m (excluding GST), through the Affordable Housing Innovations Fund (AHIF).

The full payment of the AHIF grant of $1.2m (excluding GST) was made to Abbeyfield Society (District of Barossa) Inc during the 2010-11 financial year.