Homeless to be housed in pre-fab units as urgent short-term fix for Tasmanian winter

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The Tasmanian Government is considering using pre-fabricated units at homelessness shelters and paying for beds in hotels as a short-term way to house the state's homeless as the winter cold descends.

"It's a different way of doing the same thing, rather than building a village and bringing the services to it, extend the villages where the services already are," the minister said.Mr Jaensch would not reveal how much money the proposals would cost but said he would take the ideas to Cabinet on Tuesday.

"We share a sense of urgency to deal with this issue, and we've broadly agreed on a plan to go forward that we can put in place straight away," he said.Stakeholders say while there was goodwill at the meeting, what they need is good money to fund the proposals. "I think what we need to make sure is that the Government are able to provide the funds that those of us who work in the community sector will need to ensure people have the beds," head of Anglicare Chris Jones said."I'm hoping that Cabinet, when it meets next week, signs off on it, and the money will flow so that we can make sure that people will have safe, warm beds."

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all homeless people in australia must be arrested and homelessness to become an illegal act... that way they would automatically be housed by the state... shelters, old army barracks, asylum seeker housing could all be used. make housing the govts problem.

We used to have homes for these people but that was a bad idea. Socialism kills

good on Tassy. Step up NSW, Qld

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