Five of the 10 electorates where homelessness grew the fastest were regional. In South Barwon,homelessness jumped 465% over five years,driven by a 10-fold increase in boarding house residents.
Rising rents and a lack of affordable housing is a growing trend that is impacting the way business and society functions.
Housing Minister Richard Wynne told the homelessness sector the program would be extended for a further year after the government found money in the budget.
You’d think getting off the street would be the end of the story. It isn’t.
The record gulf between the wealth and wellbeing of the oldest and youngest Australians is shrinking for the first time in seven years.
New analysis by Equity Economics to be released on Tuesday says homelessness is set to increase by 19.1 per cent in NSW next year.
Coronavirus could'spread like wildfire'among Perth's homeless population,clogging up the public health system and spreading to the broader community,a leading public health expert has warned.
Older women are the fastest-growing cohort of homeless people in Australia today. For many,it's an unexpected life shock that tipped them into destitution.
Could you address a meth problem,unemployment or alcoholism without a roof over your head? Chances are you couldn't,bets this government game-changer.