The Hon Clare O'Neil MP
Minister for Housing
Minister for Homelessness
The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
Minister for Social Services
The Hon Justine Elliot MP
Assistant Minister for Social Services
Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence
Australians deserve to have a safe place to go when they need it most.
Today the Crisis and Transitional Accommodation Program (CTAP) grant round opens, with $100 million allocated for new crisis and transitional housing for women and children experiencing family and domestic violence, and older women at risk of homelessness.
This investment reflects the Albanese Labor Government's goal of ending violence against women and children, and ensuring that all Australians have a safe place to call home.
The CTAP program is part of the Albanese Labor Government's ambitious housing agenda and is funded via the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF). In just the first round of the HAFF, the Albanese Labor Government is directly supporting more social and affordable housing than the Liberals and Nationals did in their entire nine years in office.
The CTAP program is a capital works grant program funding the building, remodelling or purchase of new or expanded crisis or transitional accommodation. Applicants granted funding under the CTAP are expected to commence their projects from early 2025.
The CTAP program builds on the Government's action to:
- fund more than 1,200 homes for women and children escaping domestic violence and older women at risk of homelessness through the first round of the Housing Australia Future Fund;
- renovate, build and purchase new crisis and emergency accommodation through the Safe Places Emergency Accommodation Program;
- Provide a $1 billion increase to the National Housing Infrastructure Facility to build more crisis and transitional accommodation for women and children experiencing domestic violence, and crisis and transitional accommodation for young people.
