Inquiry into Funding and Delivery of Programs to Reduce Homelessness

Flatau, Paul; Zaretzky, Kaylene; Valentine, Kylie; McNelis, Sean; Spinney, Angela; Wood, Lisa; MacKenzie, David; Habibis, Daphne

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Inquiry into Funding and Delivery of Programs to Reduce Homelessness

AHURI Final Report No. 279, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, ISBN: 978-1-925334-39-5

74 Pages Posted: 5 Jun 2017

See all articles by Paul Flatau

David MacKenzie

Swinburne University of Technology - Swinburne Institute for Social Research

Daphne Habibis

University of Tasmania

Date Written: April 28, 2017

Abstract

This research investigated the funding and delivery of programs to reduce homelessness in Australia, providing the first comprehensive examination of the funding of Specialist Homelessness Services and other services assisting those experiencing homelessness. It found current levels of funding are below levels required to meet client demand, and that any additional funding sources supplement, not replace, government funding.

Keywords: homelessness funding, Indigenous, Specialist Homelessness Services, funding source

JEL Classification: I38, I32, I31, R28

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Flatau, Paul and Zaretzky, Kaylene and Valentine, Kylie and McNelis, Sean and Spinney, Angela and Wood, Lisa and MacKenzie, David and Habibis, Daphne, Inquiry into Funding and Delivery of Programs to Reduce Homelessness (April 28, 2017). AHURI Final Report No. 279, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, ISBN: 978-1-925334-39-5 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2979091