Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
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The Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) is aimed at reducing homelessness
in Australia. SAAP started in 1985 when Commonwealth and State/Territory funding programs were brought together. The object of the new arrangement was to grant financial assistance to the States to administer the SAAP program. These programs were aimed to provide transitional supported accommodation and related support services, in order to help people who were homeless to achieve the maximum possible degree of self-reliance and independence . Each of the states and territories runs a SAAP program,, providing accommodation to 100,000 homeless Australians.
The SAAP programs are aimed at three levels of homeless people:
Primary Homeless : People without conventional accommodation, living on the streets
Secondary Homeless : People staying in boarding houses and people already in SAAP accommodation and other similar emergency accommodation services
Tertiary Homeless : People with no secure accommodation staying temporarily with friends or relatives in private dwellings
Homelessness
Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country...
in Australia. SAAP started in 1985 when Commonwealth and State/Territory funding programs were brought together. The object of the new arrangement was to grant financial assistance to the States to administer the SAAP program. These programs were aimed to provide transitional supported accommodation and related support services, in order to help people who were homeless to achieve the maximum possible degree of self-reliance and independence . Each of the states and territories runs a SAAP program,, providing accommodation to 100,000 homeless Australians.
The SAAP programs are aimed at three levels of homeless people:
Primary Homeless : People without conventional accommodation, living on the streets
Secondary Homeless : People staying in boarding houses and people already in SAAP accommodation and other similar emergency accommodation services
Tertiary Homeless : People with no secure accommodation staying temporarily with friends or relatives in private dwellings
See also
- Housing Commission of VictoriaHousing Commission of VictoriaThe Housing Commission of Victoria was a State Government body responsible for public housing in Victoria, Australia...
- Housing NSW
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- Homelessness in AustraliaHomelessness in AustraliaThis article describes homelessness in Australia. The majority of long term homeless people are found in the large cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane...
- HomeGround ServicesHomeGround ServicesHomeGround Services is a homelessness, housing and support agency working to end homelessness in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Australian Common Ground Alliance, which is affiliated with Common Ground...