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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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Homelessness

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (14:53): My question is to the Minister for Human Services regarding homelessness. Can the minister please update the council on how the Marshall Liberal government continues to ensure South Australians experiencing homelessness are being supported?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:53): I thank the honourable member for her question and for her interest in this important area. Indeed, it was quite recently that the member for Adelaide and myself were able to announce that the Marshall Liberal government is providing additional funding to the Hutt St Centre—due to the benevolence once again of our beloved Treasurer, the Hon. Rob Lucas—to assist another cohort of clients through its leading Aspire Program, which was South Australia's first social impact bond, which commenced in 2017.

We understand that the social impact bond has supported close to 600 homeless people, some of our most complex clients in the system, and clients can receive up to three years of service in that program. Not only are they housed but they get the wraparound services which are important to assist them to successfully maintain their tenancy and live in the community.

This additional funding will assist the Hutt St Centre to continue to have an intake of new clients. It's a collaboration between the state government, the Hutt St Centre, Social Ventures Australia and Housing Choices South Australia. There has been some $7½ million in funding provided to the Aspire Program since it begin in 2017. It helps people who are experiencing chronic homelessness, who mostly live in the metropolitan area and are aged between 18 and 55 years at the time of referral, with medium and long-term case management and assistance.

Not only does it help with housing but also with case management, employment and reconnection in the community. We trust that more South Australians will get some better outcomes and stay out of homelessness for good through this program.

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