Lee Rhiannon (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Cameron, move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

  (i) according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the most recent statistics from 2015-16 show that 275 requests for homelessness assistance were unable to be met each day, and

  (ii) the Government has failed to raise real levels of federal funding for homelessness services and social housing in the 2017-18 Budget; and

(b) calls on the Government to provide real support for people who are homeless by increasing the real level of funding for homelessness services and social housing.

James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines (WA, Deputy-President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The previous Labor-Greens alliance left not a single dollar in the budget for the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. The coalition allocated funding when it came to government, and in this budget we announced that funding for the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness would be increased, indexed and rolled into a new $1.5 billion housing agreement. This provides homelessness providers with ongoing funding security for the first time.

Question agreed to.