Shelter Tas is pleased to advise that the Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness, the Hon Julie Collins MP, today announced an additional $67.5M for homelessness services nationwide, as part of the one-year extension to the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement. This means the Commonwealth Government has returned to Tasmania the $2M required to cover the costs of the Equal Remuneration Order (ERO), and the State Government does not have to find additional resources to fund Tasmania’s vital homelessness services. Read more…