Domestic violence survivors have been given access to safe housing as part of a $52.5 million NSW investment.
Homes for victims and survivors are being planned in Sydney, Wollongong, Wagga Wagga and Goulburn, officials said on Monday.
Sixty-eight homes, including four townhouses in Wagga Wagga and eight apartments in Canterbury in Sydney’s inner west, have been announced so far.
The first of the tenants of 21 apartments in Guildford in western Sydney has already started moving in, according to Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence Minister Natalie Ward.
“We’re starting to see the important outcomes from our record commitment through the delivery of these 68 additixjmtzywonal homes in Sydney and regional NSW, giving women and children who have suffered domestic violence a place to recover and thrive,” Ms Ward said.
The rest of the 68 homes will be completed between next month and the end of next year.
The $52.5 million is supposed to fund a total of 200 homes within four years.
The money is part of a $484.3 million investment in the domestic violence prevention sector announced last October.
Julie Harrison, chief executive of Metro Community Housing, which partnered with the government on the delivery of the Canterbury flats, said having a stable home was important for survivors.
“They need somewhere stable, they need somewhere they know is their home … and have a place of safety,” she told reporters.
