The SA Government is allocating homes to vulnerable people placed in motel accommodation during the state’s seven-day lockdown last month.

One hundred public homes will be allocated to South Australians experiencing homelessness. The recipients were identified during the state’s July COVID-19 lockdown.

“While South Australians were in motels again during the latest seven-day lockdown, it gave our homelessness support services another opportunity to work with a large number of people to help them stabilise their lives and support them to move into safe and stable accommodation,” Minister for Human Services Michelle Lensink said.

“Clients will continue to be supported by the new homelessness alliances while in their new housing and this includes help maintaining tenancies and mental health support.

“Thanks to our new homelessness alliances, along with support from the SA Housing Authority, who worked quickly and collaboratively during the state’s latest seven-day lockdown to support our most vulnerable.

“The results speak for themselves and it continues to highlight that if we work together, we’ll get some great outcomes.”

The housing allocations will occur over about four weeks, with hotel/motel accommodation available in the interim for people that have been matched to a property and are awaiting allocation.