The Victorian Action Plan is a commitment by the Victorian Baillieu Government to provide greater assistance to vulnerable Victorians to tackle the underlying causes of homelessness.
The Action Plan commits a total of $76.7 million for a range of initiatives. Of this, $25 million over four years will fund Innovation Action Projects across Victoria. These projects will harness local knowledge and apply new prevention and early intervention approaches.
In addition, the Action Plan also supports other Victorian Government initiatives that are already underway. 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 Victorian Homelessness Action Plan 2011‑2015 is focused on:
- supporting innovative approaches to homelessness
- investigating models that focus specifically on early intervention and prevention
- better targeting of resources when and where they are most needed and where they will make the biggest difference.