- Registration of Interest (ROI) opens to establish Housing First Support Services in Albany to assist people experiencing homelessness
- Part of the Cook Labor Government's $15.7 million investment to expand Housing First Support Services across Western Australia
- First step in rolling out the Regional Supportive Landlord Model in Albany to deliver more social homes
The Cook Labor Government has announced a Registration of Interest (ROI) for community services to deliver Housing First Support Services (HFSS) to assist people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness in Albany.
The HFSS ROI is seeking interested community services in the Albany area to deliver intensive, wrap-around supports for adults or families experiencing homelessness in the greater Albany region.
The model will deliver tailored supports for people who are sleeping rough by linking them to accommodation and appropriate support services, including employment, health, mental health, financial management, and social support.
HFSS has been critical in supporting rough sleepers into housing and accommodation, and providing them with the case management support they need to sustain their tenancies across the Perth metropolitan area, Rockingham, Mandurah, Bunbury, and Geraldton.
The ROI is part of the Cook Government's $15.7 million investment to expand HFSS across Western Australia, announced earlier this year as part of the 2024-25 State Budget.
Establishing HFSS will also support the upcoming roll-out of the Regional Supportive Landlord Model in Albany, which will boost the number of social homes and wrap-around support services in the region.
Service providers, including Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, are encouraged to apply.
Visit www.tenders.wa.gov.au for more information.
As stated by Housing and Homelessness Minister John Carey:
"This Registration of Interest is an important step forward in providing more wrap-around support services to people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness in the greater Albany region.
"The Cook Government is investing $49 million to deliver the Regional Supportive Landlord Model which will provide up to 100 regional social homes across Albany, Geraldton, and Kalgoorlie.
"The Supportive Landlord Model prioritises securing housing first for people experiencing homelessness, and then connecting them to essential support services to help maintain their tenancies.
"The model is being successfully piloted under Djuripiny Mia, a landmark partnership with Housing Choices to deliver 100 social homes across Perth, Peel, and Bunbury.
"Our Government is investing a record $3.2 billion in housing and homelessness measures to help support some of the most vulnerable Western Australians, focussing on a Housing First Approach.
"The Housing First Approach prioritises providing stable accommodation to people experiencing homelessness, while ensuring they have the wraparound supports they need to sustain their tenancy."
As stated by Albany MLA Rebecca Stephens:
"Today, the Cook Labor Government has opened an ROI to establish Housing First Support Services in Albany to support people experiencing homelessness.
"Our Government continues to provide critical support to the most vulnerable members of the Albany community, with this new registration of interest now open to deliver more support to people experiencing homelessness in our community.
"I'm proud to be a part of the Cook Labor Government as we continue to deliver important housing and homelessness measures to support those who need them the most in our local community."
