Homes Victoria, together with the Department of Treasury and Finance, have launched the Mental Health Supported Housing Round 2 of the Social Housing Growth Fund. This follows on from the Mental Health Supported Housing Round 1.
As part of the Big Housing Build program, this round of the Social Housing Growth Fund will provide grants to community housing agencies to deliver and operate new long-term social housing located across Victoria.
The new homes will be used as supported housing in accordance with the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. The housing and support model has been informed by the outcomes of a co-design project which involved people with a lived experience of mental illness.
The new homes will contribute to the Big Housing Build target of delivering 2,000 homes and supports for Victorians living with mental illness who require intensive, ongoing treatment, care and support.
The new homes will be made available to people who have applied for social housing through the Victorian Housing Register, the common entry point for people seeking social housing in Victoria.
Email mentalhealthsupportedhousinground@homes.vic.gov.au to request access to the request for proposal.
Key dates
Request for Proposals open
6 June to 12 September 2023
Guidelines
Updated