Rapidly rising rents are eating up the income support increases in the 2023 Budget. Having enough money to pay the rent is mission critical to people's ability to avoid or escape homelessness.

In #Budget2024 Government needs to #RaisetheRate

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A national plan to end child and youth homelessness could drive the change needed to drastically reduce child and youth homelessness, and to better meet the needs of children when they do lost their homes. Join the call for a plan this #YHMD yfoundations.org.au/end_child_and_…

You know it makes sense

It is time to unlock our housing system and give young people back their futures.

Listen to Shorna Moore (MCM), Kate Colvin (Homelessness Australia) & Paris Delove speak to ABC News about #HomeTime .

Join the campaign at hometime.org.au

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44% of unaccompanied children and young people remain homeless after seeing a homelessness service because isn't enough housing and support. We're proud to join Home Time to fix housing for young people.
You can join at hometime.org.au
#HomeTime #FixHousingForYoungPeople

New report out today reveals chronic underfunding of homelessness support resulting in more women and children sleeping on the street or in cars after fleeing violence. You can catch the story on AM on ABC News homelessnessaustralia.org.au/urgent-need-to… #IWD2024 #auspol #everybodyshome

As the year ends we told ABC News about how 2023 has been the worst year yet for #homelessness .
More people not getting the help they need
A huge emotional toll on the workers who have to turn them away.
More funding needed SMHOW Homelessness Australia abc.net.au/news/2023-12-2…

The housing crisis is driving more people to homelessness services, but services don’t have extra resources to respond - devastating people in crisis and the workers who help them. Homelessness funding urgently needs to increase. ⁦SMHOW⁩ abc.net.au/news/2023-12-3…

Darren Smith, AHHF Chair and AHV CEO, and Council to Homeless Persons CEO Deborah Di Natale spoke to Canberra Times about Victoria's record rate of Aboriginal people seeking help for homelessness, and what must be done to address this crisis now.

Read the article here➡️ canberratimes.com.au/story/8465819/…

Catch the story on ABC News TV today about #homelessness services not having enough capacity to respond to everyone who needs help. 80% of those turned away are women and children youtu.be/GouboVXU7Nw?si…

Homelessness services have to make devastating choices when resources can’t stretch to everyone needing help. Almost 300 people per day turned away from homelessness help #MYEFO abc.net.au/listen/program…

Homelessness service capacity has been cut since COVID measures ended, and the crisis is deepening with a 17% increase in people sleeping rough when they first come to services. homelessnessaustralia.org.au/capacity-crunc…

Each month an additional 5,600 people squeezed out of the rental market are coming to homelessness services but services face a funding cliff from June 2024.
Additional funding needed in #MYEFO homelessnessaustralia.org.au/mid-year-econo…

Community Affairs Legislation Committee - Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023 - 13/11/2023 (Canberra) #Hansard bit.ly/46csWtM
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European Journal of Homelessness Eoin O’Sullivan has urged Australia to embrace “big systemic changes” like tackling poverty to end homelessness. He is speaking at the 2023 Victorian Homelessness Conference today and tomorrow. abc.net.au/news/2023-11-2…

CEOs Kate Colvin, Homelessness Australia and Vicki Sutton, Melbourne City Mission were featured on ABC’s the World Today, supporting lived-experience speaker Tyler, as they shared their experience of homelessness.
#fixhousingforyoungpeople #homelessness
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Young people who can't live safely at home need housing they can afford and support to thrive. New funding for dedicated youth tenancies would mean young people can escape homelessness! CHIA Melbourne City Mission (MCM) Council to Homeless Persons Salvos Australia abc.net.au/listen/program…

We can end homelessness in 10 years if we prevent homelessness
🏠 #BuildSocialHousing
👛reduce rent stress
👩‍👦provide the support people need in tough times
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The National Housing and Homelessness Plan is an opportunity for transformational change to halve homelessness in five years, and end it in ten. Read our Submission to see how it can be done #endhomelessness #auspol homelessnessaustralia.org.au/wp-content/upl…

Don't miss the new models of youth housing session at #NHCBrisbane with Melbourne City Mission (MCM) StJohnsYouthServices BrisbaneYouthService
💰youth housing that young people can afford
🤗support for young people to thrive
🏠a sustainable funding model for housing providers
#endyouthhomelessness