Award of Youth Housing and Reintegration Services and After Care Support in Central Queensland and Wide Bay

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DCSSDS awarded a contract to Capricornia Training Company Ltd for specialised services and support to young people in the catchment area who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, consistent with the Guidelines for Service Delivery: Youth Housing and Reintegration Service (YHARS) including After Care Service (October 2017).

The contract increases the brokerage expenditure limit from $3,500 to $5,000 per individual per year, with any proposed expenditure beyond this amount considered by the department on a case-by-case basis for young people with challenging and complex needs, subject to first exploring other funding sources.

The supplier is required to use the Youth Housing and Reintegration Services Service Record System (YHARS SRS) and the Queensland Homelessness Information Platform (QHIP) when supporting service users to access accommodation, and is responsible for training staff in the YHARS SRS.

The contract applies to the provision of After Care brokerage in the 2016 ABS Statistical Areas Level 4 308 Central Queensland and 319 Wide Bay, and Statistical Areas Level 2 315031408 Barcaldine - Blackall, 315031410 Far Central West, and 315031412 Longreach.

The contract value is AUD 6,679,470, procured via limited method.