FED: Govt plan to halve number of homeless Australians

AAP General News (Australia)
12-21-2008
FED: Govt plan to halve number of homeless Australians

The federal government will today unveil plans to halve the number of homeless Australians.

Sunday newspapers say Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD will launch the government's white
paper on homelessness .. committing 6.1 billion dollars to the first five years of its
biggest social reform program.

The states have joined the Commonwealth to commit to two headline goals by 2020 ..

to halve overall homelessness and to offer accommodation to every rough sleeper.

As a start .. 800 million will be pumped into new support services over the next four
years and 400 million for social housing for the homeless over two years.

The government will also establish a fund-raising foundation to raise money from the
private sector and a new Council on Homelessness will be set up.

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KEYWORD: HOMELESS (SYDNEY)

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