House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-11-12 Daily Xml

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COMMUNITY CONNECT

502 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (9 July 2013). With reference to 2013-14 Budget Paper 4, vol. 2 sub-program 6.1, p. 110: Community Connect—

1. Which non-government organisations received funding for rental subsidy support grants?

2. Which agencies received funding for the utilities literacy program and the emergency financial assistance program and how much did they receive for this financial year?

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers): I have been advised:

1. Subsidies are being provided by the government to non-government organisations that were relocated from the Torrens building in 2008. However, these subsidies were not allocated as grants, or from a grants program, but were fixed term rental subsidies.

The non-government organisations that receive the fixed term rental subsidies are:

Australian Association of Social Workers

Create Foundation

Global Education Centre (SA)

Grandparents for Grandchildren

Greek Welfare Centre

Jewish Community Centre

SA Council of Churches Inc.

SA Lebanese Women's Association (SALWA)

Shelter SA

Spark Resource Centre Inc.

United Nations Association (SA) Inc.

Welfare Rights SA (WRCSA)

Brain Injury Network of SA

Muslim Women's Association of SA Inc.

Volunteering SA/NT Inc.

Youth Affairs Council of SA

2. The Utilities Literacy Program is in the final stages of a request for tender process. Allocation of funding to agencies will occur once the procurement process has been finalised.

In 2013-14, Emergency Financial Assistance Program funding has been provided to agencies until 31 December 2013. The funding allocation from 1 January 2014 is pending the outcome of the Family and Community Development Program tender process.

The agencies currently providing these services are:

Anglican Community Care Inc.

Anglicare SA

Catholic Diocese of Pt Pirie Inc.

Lutheran Church in Australia (SA District) Inc.

UnitingCare Wesley Bowden Inc.

UnitingCare Wesley Port Pirie Inc.

SPARK Resource Centre Inc.

The Hut Community Centre Inc.