Mission Australia operates three services in Cairns designed to provide accommodation and case management support for individuals who have histories of chronic homelessness and/or rough sleeping: Going...
Imprisonment in Australia is growing and ex-prisoner housing need is growing; but at the same time, housing assistance capacity is declining. • Without real options and resources, prisoner pre-release...
On 11 February 2020, the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator the Hon Anne Ruston, and the Minister for Community Housing, Homelessness and Community Services, the Hon Luke Howarth MP, jointly...
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling –...
Nikki Stefanoff is a journalist at Pro Bono News covering the social sector introduces a research report commissioned by the not for profit Kids Under Cover looks at the effectiveness of its Studio Program on...
The Productivity Commission has published annual performance reporting for housing and homelessness services today. We will break down key trends from this report in our next newsletter, but some key...
The existing Australian homelessness service system has known strengths but its effectiveness is constrained for different population groups who experience a range of other social, economic, health and justice...
The Australian Homelessness Monitor 2020 (AHM 2020) analyses changes in the scale and nature of homelessness in Australia, as well as its social and economic drivers. It also contains the first in-depth...
The Victorian Auditor-General's Office (VAGO) has completed a performance audit of the Department pf Health and Human Services (DHHS) Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Plan (HRSAP). The HRSAP is a...
Mareeba Community Housing Company (MCHC) commissioned James Cook University in April 2019 to conduct research on the perceived need for crisis accommodation in Mareeba and the Atherton Tablelands, and to...