Statement 1: Budget Overview (Continued)
Delivering homelessness services
In this Budget, the Government will provide $159.0 million in 2013‑14 for a one‑year transitional National Partnership Agreement with the states and territories to ensure the continued provision of vital homelessness services. This includes $38 million for a development fund to provide additional accommodation to help people move into safe and sustainable housing. All states and territories have agreed to match the Commonwealth's investment, bringing the total investment under the agreement to $320 million. The agreement is an important first step as the Government continues to work with the states and territories towards an integrated and holistic response to homelessness beyond 2014.
The transitional agreement builds on the Government's previous National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness with the states and territories, which invested a total of $1.1 billion over four years.
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