These guidelines and associated documents provide information and guidance for specialist homelessness services funded by the department under Homelessness Programs.
Funded services are moving to output based funding in line with the Homelessness Program Guidelines and associated documents over the period 2011 -13.
Homelessness Program Guidelines
The Guidelines provide comprehensive information regarding the purpose, scope, expectations and requirements of funding provided under Homelessness Programs.
- Homelessness Program Guidelines Homelessness Program Guidelines
- Homelessness Program Management Framework Homelessness Program Management Framework
- Program Logic: Homelessness Programs Funding Program Logic: Homelessness Programs Funding
- Service Delivery Framework for Homelessness Programs Service Delivery Framework for Homelessness Programs
Conditions of funding
There are additional conditions of funding that apply to homelessness funded services:
The following documents are referenced in additional conditions for homelessness funded services:
- Supporting Young People under 16 years of age: Guidelines for Good Practice for Specialist Homelessness Service providers Supporting Young People under 16 years of age: Guidelines for Good Practice for Specialist Homelessness Service providers
- Guidelines for the use of Brokerage Funds in Specialist Homelessness Services Guidelines for the use of Brokerage Funds in Specialist Homelessness Services
- Practice standards for working with women and children affected by domestic and family violence (2002)
- Standards for Community Services
- Specialist Homelessness Services Collection
Related program information papers
Available evidence has identified contemporary approaches that strengthen the likelihood of good outcomes for homeless people and reduce the possibility of further homelessness. These are summarised in the following information papers.
- Program Information Paper: A duration of need approach for accommodation based Specialist Homelessness Services (2011) Program Information Paper: A duration of need approach for accommodation based Specialist Homelessness Services (2011)
- Program Information Paper: Implications of housing first for Specialist Homelessness Services (2011) Program Information Paper: Implications of housing first for Specialist Homelessness Services (2011)
Other useful resources
- Outputs catalogue Outputs catalogue
- Case management kit
- Community Services - Service agreements
- Specialist Homelessness Services collection
Contact: Homelessness Programs on 07 3405 6377 or through the Office for Homelessness mailbox.
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