Victorian Homelessness Action Plan

The Victorian Homelessness Action Plan 2011-2015 is the Government's four-year plan to deliver services to people experiencing homelessness in a new way.

The plan focuses on providing support to people early so they don't become homeless, better integrating services and being more flexible in providing support to people according to their needs.

The Action Plan commits a total of $76.7 million for a range of initiatives which includes $10.9 million from the Commonwealth Government. Of this, $25 million over four years will fund Innovation Action Projects across Victoria. These projects will trial new ways of delivering homelessness services in Victoria and focus on creating partnerships between different services.

The Action Plan also supports other Victorian Government initiatives that are already underway, including:

three new 40-bed Youth Foyers for young people who are homeless will link accommodation with education, training and employment.
five new Work and Learning Centres located on public housing estates will link tenants with education and training.

The Government has established a Ministerial Advisory Council on Homelessness made up of industry experts and representatives from business, philanthropy, community services and peak bodies. This will enable the Government to provide a more cohesive, coordinated response to homelessness in the future.

For more information about the Action Plan see the: