Almost half were couch surfing or living in short-term accommodation, UNSW and Homelessness Australia say
Those on the frontline of the housing crisis say it is harder to find people a bed, even in an emergency shelter.Those on the frontline of the housing crisis say it is harder to find people a bed, even in an emergency shelter.Ten thousand extra Australians are becoming homeless each month – a 22% increase in the past three years – according to a new report from UNSW and
Homelessness services across the country help 95,000 people each month, with the number of new clients who were already homeless before seeking support increasing 9% over the three years to 2023-24, and now exceeding 10,000 a month.Of the extra 10,000 people, 4,636 were rough sleeping, while others were couch surfing or living in short-term accommodation, the report found.
Taking inflation into account, there had been a “29% real increase over four years” which was a “pretty hefty rise”, he said.There has also been an increase in employed Australians accessing services, the report found, with the proportion of employed people increasing from 10.9% to 15.3% or by 33,000 people, over the five years to 2022-23.Across the decade the number of social housing has fallen from more than 6% in the 1990s to barely 4% by 2021.
Those on the frontline of the crisis say it is harder to find people a bed, even in an emergency shelter.“We see people who have income, who are teachers or nurses, but will be working part-time and can’t cover the cost of living,” she said.“Rent is increasing significantly and people are unable to afford it. So they’ll come in for help because they’re in rent arrears or for help finding a new property because they have been trying, and there’s just nothing that’s affordable for them any more.
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