Layla was only in grade eight when she found herself on the streets. It was an incident she does not want to detail that prompted her to seek a different path — to a place where she now helps other young people in Tasmania.
Youth homelessness is on the rise in TasmaniaThere are calls to increase access to social housing for young people
A recent Mission Australia survey found that, during the COVID pandemic, more than one in 30 young Tasmanians experienced homelessness for the first time in their lives. "We are seeing young people {who] are not necessarily eligible for social housing, and can't afford to enter the rental market. So, what do we do for those individuals?" Youth Network chief executive Tanya Hunt asked.
"The problem in Tasmania is often hidden, with young people couch surfing with friends and family, sleeping in their cars and sleeping rough."
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