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Consultation has concluded.
Project Information
In February 2023 Council asked for a new Homelessness Strategy, to replace the 2022 Homelessness, Social Housing and Housing Affordability Policy. Council was seeking an increased role in both of the housing and homelessness sectors.
Project Update
On 13 February 2024 Council adopted the Homelessness Strategy – Everyone’s Business
Click here to read the agenda and minutes of the meeting of Council on 13 February 2024
Click here to read the final endorsed Homelessness Strategy – Everyone’s Business
Consultation Update - What We Heard
A total of 20 written submissions and 30 YourSay submissions were received during the public consultation period. The following were the key themes of the feedback:
Greater partnership approach for core service funding.
Intersectional responses are required.
Support various and alternative types of accommodation, e.g. low-barrier, short-term, permanent supportive housing, tiny homes.
Amenity improvements, such as public toilets, drinking fountains, lockers, bike storage.
Aboriginal identified positions to provide input and advice into the homelessness response.
The following changes were made in response to the feedback received:
Goal 1, target 1 has been changed to ‘A whole of system response to supplement the SA Government committed housing and reach functional zero by 2025’.
Changes to Goal 3: Safety and support – People are safe, to include ‘and have access to support’.
Changes to Goal 4: Wellbeing and connection – People are well and living connected lives, to include ‘within their communities’.
Language changes to increase strengths-based language and other suggestions such as sleeping out rather than sleeping rough.
Reinforcing the importance of people with lived experience of homelessness creating solutions.
New activities relating to advocacy for connected homelessness services.
Advocacy for flexible funding so people can be supported for longer and services are encouraged to look for innovation in service delivery.
Commitment to investigate amenity improvements such as lockers to safeguard possessions for people experiencing homelessness.
A commitment to provide leadership to other local councils on supports such as Street Connect.
Commitment to improved decisions that impact Aboriginal people by engaging with the South Australian Voice to Parliament.
Commitment to partnering with the State Government to connect people to services.
Project Information
In February 2023 Council asked for a new Homelessness Strategy, to replace the 2022 Homelessness, Social Housing and Housing Affordability Policy. Council was seeking an increased role in both of the housing and homelessness sectors.
Project Update
On 13 February 2024 Council adopted the Homelessness Strategy – Everyone’s Business
Click here to read the agenda and minutes of the meeting of Council on 13 February 2024
Click here to read the final endorsed Homelessness Strategy – Everyone’s Business
Consultation Update - What We Heard
A total of 20 written submissions and 30 YourSay submissions were received during the public consultation period. The following were the key themes of the feedback:
Greater partnership approach for core service funding.
Intersectional responses are required.
Support various and alternative types of accommodation, e.g. low-barrier, short-term, permanent supportive housing, tiny homes.
Amenity improvements, such as public toilets, drinking fountains, lockers, bike storage.
Aboriginal identified positions to provide input and advice into the homelessness response.
The following changes were made in response to the feedback received:
Goal 1, target 1 has been changed to ‘A whole of system response to supplement the SA Government committed housing and reach functional zero by 2025’.
Changes to Goal 3: Safety and support – People are safe, to include ‘and have access to support’.
Changes to Goal 4: Wellbeing and connection – People are well and living connected lives, to include ‘within their communities’.
Language changes to increase strengths-based language and other suggestions such as sleeping out rather than sleeping rough.
Reinforcing the importance of people with lived experience of homelessness creating solutions.
New activities relating to advocacy for connected homelessness services.
Advocacy for flexible funding so people can be supported for longer and services are encouraged to look for innovation in service delivery.
Commitment to investigate amenity improvements such as lockers to safeguard possessions for people experiencing homelessness.
A commitment to provide leadership to other local councils on supports such as Street Connect.
Commitment to improved decisions that impact Aboriginal people by engaging with the South Australian Voice to Parliament.
Commitment to partnering with the State Government to connect people to services.
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