'Decades of policy failure': Rising rates of homelessness among First Nations families’ spurs calls for intervention

As Australia's housing crisis pushes more Australians into housing stress, Homelessness Australia and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association are raising the alarm on rising rates of homelessness for First Nations families with children.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 04: Homeless man on George Street due to COVID-19 on 04 May, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Speed Media/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Credit: Speed Media/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Key Points

• There are many reasons for homelessness, including poverty, lack of housing supply, domestic and family violence and relationship breakdowns.
• According to the latest report, done in conjunction with The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association, the number of families with children accessing homelessness services rose by five per cent between the 2022-23 financial year and the 2023-24 financial year.
• Advocates are calling for urgent government intervention and funding to help Aboriginal Community Controlled Housing organisations tackle the crisis.

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