The Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) is aimed at reducing homelessness in Australia.
SAAP started in 1985 when Commonwealth and State/Territory funding programs were brought together.
The object of the new arrangement was to grant financial assistance to the States to administer the SAAP program.
[1] These programs were aimed to provide transitional supported accommodation and related support services, in order to help people who were homeless to achieve the maximum possible degree of self-reliance and independence.
[1] Each of the states and territories runs a SAAP program,[2] providing accommodation to 100,000 homeless Australians.