Homelessness
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Australia is in a youth homelessness 'crisis'.
New analysis has identified the top 20 'hotspots' across the country where young people are experiencing homelessness or struggling to find a place to live. (Click on the image for the article)
3rd February 2025
'Grim' numbers as Australians experiencing long-term homelessness rises by 25 per cent.
The number of Australians who are homeless long-term has risen by 25 per cent, new data shows. (Click on image for the article)
31st January 2025
Homelessness can affect anyone - it doesn't discriminate. People find themselves in unstable home situations that can range from uncomfortable to distressing and dangerous.
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The Salvation Army Homeless site
A wave of demand for social housing is rising while more and more people are struggling to afford their rental properties, and supply is dwindling. We meet three people lost in the frenzy for an increasingly hard-to-find commodity – a home. ABC June 24, 2023
Hear directly from members of Frontyard Youth Services Youth Action Group as they share their thoughts and experiences of homelessness. January 4, 2024
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As a former teacher, school principal and state manager at a large IT company, Scott Butler never imagined himself homeless. But that was the reality for the 56-year-old after a medical diagnosis and a relationship breakdown. A lack of affordable rental properties combined with being on a disability pension, made finding a property seem like an impossible task. Scott is also a member of the LGBTIQ+ community, which is over-represented in homelessness statistics. Since his own lived experience, Scott has become an advocate for more affordable housing. His advice to people is ‘Don’t ever think ‘I’m safe, it’s not going to happen to me.” August 3, 2020