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1367 - REFUGES IN THE WALLSEND ELECTORATE

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Family and Community Services, and Minister for Social Housing
  1. How many women and children have been turned away from women's refuges in the Wallsend area since the introduction of the Government's 'Going Home Staying Home' reforms?
    1. How many of these women and children were re-housed through social housing after being turned away from a refuge?
Answer -

Data on specialist homelessness services clients is published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

The AIHW does not track whether people who attended a refuge became clients of social housing at a later time.

Question asked on 15 September 2015 (session 56-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 29
Answer received on 19 October 2015 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 35

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.