Safe Places emergency accommodation program

Policy topic: Housing

In short

Safe Places provides capital works grants to support renovating, building or purchasing new crisis or emergency accommodation.

These provide safe places for women and children experiencing family and domestic violence.

The Australian Government is investing $175.1 million through Safe Places to deliver emergency accommodation.

The Safe Places program has 60 projects that will deliver 423 dwellings for women and children across Australia.

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call 000

See Help and support for crisis and emergency accommodation

Family and domestic violence is one of the leading causes of homelessness for women and children in Australia.

Access to safe accommodation is fundamental to the immediate safety of women and children experiencing family and domestic violence. It also provides a pathway to longer-term stable housing.

Ending gendered violence

Safe Places was established under the Fourth Action to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010–2022.

As part of the National Plan 2022–2032, the government committed $100 million over 5 years for funding through the Safe Places Inclusion Round.

Visit the Department of Social Services’ website to view the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032

Inclusion round

The Safe Places Inclusion Round (Inclusion Round) provides grant funding for emergency accommodation. It prioritises:

  • First Nations women
  • women and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
  • women and children with disability.

The Inclusion Round is funding 20 projects which will deliver 189 dwellings and providing 720 new safe places across Australia.

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