Economic evaluation of ‘Return to Country’: A remote Australian initiative to address indigenous homelessness

Irina Kinchin, Susan Jacups, Gary Hunter and Bernadette Rogerson

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2016, vol. 56, issue C, 69-75

Abstract: An increase in the number of Indigenous homeless persons in Cairns, Northern Australia, prompted the Queensland Police Service (QPS) to commence a pilot ‘Return to Country’ (R2C) program. The program was designed to assist homeless people who were voluntarily seeking to return to their home communities. This study assesses the costs of running the program and evaluates its net economic impact.

Keywords: Indigenous homelessness; Economic evaluation; Cost analysis; Cost-effectiveness; Cost-offset; Police; Value for money; Threshold analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.03.010

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