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Young Tibetan refugees agree that homelessness crisis is linked to housing affordability

A homeless woman sits on a street corner in central Brisbane, Friday, June 9, 2017. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

A homeless woman sits on a street corner in central Brisbane, Friday, June 9, 2017. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

At the last census, there were more than 116 00 people with no permanent home in the country. Since 2011, the number of homeless people has grown by 14 percent. And with no clear national plan to fight homelessness and a lack of affordable housing, there's no sign of things getting better. Listen to what some young Tibetan refugees have to say about homelessness and its direct link to housing affordability.



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