New funding offers chance to reduce homelessness in the Northern Territory, advocates say

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The Northern Territory has twelve times the national average rate of homelessness, but a new major funding boost could turn the tide on the growing crisis.

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00:00$231 million for one of the Northern Territory's most disadvantaged populations.

00:09The reality is that one in 25 Territorians accessed a frontline homelessness service in the financial year 23-24.

00:18That's a lot of Territorians who are accessing homelessness services.

00:22The funding boosts a joint investment from the Federal and Territory Governments to roll out over the next four years.

00:28This funding has also expanded some of our other services like our Streets to Home Assertive Outreach.

00:33So that program used to be one staff and now that program is going to be four.

00:37The funding will also create a new intake service to help people experiencing homelessness.

00:42It's a one stop shop for people to access services and receive the support that they need.

00:4875 programs have received the funding including in remote Aboriginal communities.

00:52The best KPI would be that we haven't got anybody living in their cars or living on the streets

00:57but we know that's really not something that is likely to happen.

01:01So a reduction in people needing these services would be the best possible outcome.

01:06A welcome boost for a sector battling a crisis.

01:09So a reduction in people needing these services.

01:10A repair that we want really has been a good time, right?

01:12A NEW FOOTURE

01:13A NEW FOOTURE

01:19A NEW FOOTURE

01:21A NEW FOOTURE

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