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The federal government has announced a $100 million investment to fund 42 projects across Australia. The investment will provide hundreds of crisis and transitional homes for thousands of women and children affected by domestic violence and older women at risk of homelessness.
The new initiative is part of the government’s broader housing reform agenda and aligns with its efforts to end gender-based violence within one generation.
The funding, allocated through the Housing Australia Future Fund’s (HAFF) Crisis and Transitional Accommodation Program (CTAP), will support the conclusion, renovation and acquisition of emergency housing.
The CTAP is being positioned as a key component of the Australian government’s broader housing and women’s safety strategies.
The program aligns with the 2022–23 National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children and the National Housing Infrastructure Facility.
It builds on existing emergency accommodation initiatives such as the Safe Places Emergency Accommodation Program.
Selected projects under CTAP will prioritise culturally and linguistically diverse women and children, First Nations families, and older women facing housing insecurity.
The program received hundreds of project applications, highlighting the urgent demand for secure housing across the country.
Applications were evaluated through an open and competitive grants process.
All successful projects demonstrated a clear commitment to addressing the needs of women and children experiencing violence, and older women at risk of homelessness.
Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Clare O’Neil, emphasised the urgent need for safe housing options.
“Labor knows that having a safe place to go can be the difference between leaving a violent relationship or staying,” she said.
“That’s what these projects are about – empowering some of the most vulnerable people in our community with a safe place to go.”
Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth, said that family and domestic violence remains a leading cause of homelessness for women and children.
“This critical CTAP investment, along with our previous investment in the Safe Places Emergency Accommodation program, will ensure that women and children experiencing violence have a safe place to go and don’t have to choose between housing and their safety,” she said.
The announcement follows the government’s separate $100 million investment in the Safe Places Emergency Accommodation Program (SEPA) through the 2024 Inclusion Round.
The SEPA aims to deliver approximately 1,500 emergency housing places nationwide.
Once all projects are completed, more than 11,000 women and children affected by domestic violence will be supported each year.
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