Crisis Accommodation Program
The Crisis Accommodation Program is an Australian Government funded program under the Commonwealth State Housing Agreement, operated and administered in Queensland by the Department of Housing.
It provides funds to eligible organisations for the purchase, construction, upgrade and lease of accommodation for people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, in crisis or in need of transitional support as they move towards independent living.
The program complements the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program, which is administered by the Department of Communities and provides recurrent funding for salaries and operating costs for the provision of support services for homeless people.Objectives
To provide accommodation to persons who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, in crisis or in need of transitional support in the move towards independent living. To achieve this objective, funded organisations may be involved, from time to time, in the development of accommodation models appropriate to agreed service delivery types which will meet identified needs.
The range of accommodation provided by the program is innovative and responsive to the special needs of clients.Target groups
The program’s target groups include families, young people, singles, people escaping family violence and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Eligibility
The following types of organisations are eligible to be considered for funding to provide services under the program:
- not-for-profit incorporated organisations;
- local governments;
- Aboriginal or Island Councils.
Proposals from organisations sponsored by any of the above organisations, as well as joint proposals, are also eligible for consideration.
Eligible organisations submit Expressions of Interest that are considered in an annual resource allocation process.
Funding conditions
To receive funding or other assistance from the Department of Housing to provide a housing service, organisations must be:
- registered under the Housing Act 2003; and
- bound by the terms and conditions of the program specifications and the assistance agreement entered into with the Department of Housing.
A snapshot of the Crisis Accommodation program
185 dwelling units rented on the private market
- Held by the Department of Housing
- Some housing is rented on the private market
- Some properties are owned by organisations
185 dwelling units rented on the private market
- Women's Shelters
- Youth Shelters
- Detached houses
- Units
- Duplexes
Further information
Community Housing
Queensland Department of Housing
GPO Box 690
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Telephone: (07) 3225 1573
Freecall: 1800 642 902
Facsimile: (07) 3227 6110
Email: 
communityhousing@housing.qld.gov.au
Last updated 17 November 2005
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