Accommodation improvements

ACCOMMODATION arrangements for ADF personnel will be greatly enhanced under a $356.5 million package in the 2004-05 Budget.

The package will provide single ADF members with improved modern facilities, such as Internet access, on Defence bases around Australia and more ADF personnel will be given the choice to live on or off base. The upgraded accommodation will also be close to key services such as coffee shops, dry cleaners, and gymnasiums

The project, called Single LEAP (Living Environment and Accommodation Precinct), will include:

• $113.2 million for new or renovated individual units for ADF members without dependents. intention is to engage the private sector potentially through Public Private Partnerships to deliver innovative living environments for ADF members
• $243.3 million to increase the successful Rent Assistance scheme, enabling up to 10,600 ADF members without dependants to live off base by 2006

The Budget also includes $705 million for new and upgraded Defence facilities and maintenance for the Defence estate.

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