Beenleigh Supported Accommodation Service accepts families. Our procedural definition of a family is one or more adults accompanied by one or more children under their lawful care (usually related to the adults – children, grandchildren, wards, etc).  At least one child must be under 16 years at the time of initial interview.  Families with pregnancies coming to full term during the course of the tenancy are also permissible clients under this program.

 

Our intake process involves an interview with one of our Supported Accommodation Service staff followed by placement on our Waiting List.  When a house becomes vacant, the Waiting List is assessed at that time and the house is allocated to the family in most urgent and dire need.

 

As at close of business on 15^th January 2009, there were 22families on the Waiting List – for the 7 CAP houses (all tenanted).

 

As there are many families BSAS is unable to house due to our long wait periods (demand grossly outstripping supply), we provide referrals, advocacy and pre-crisis support (in their current housing) wherever possible.