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Regional South Australia is on the brink of an “unprecedented” homelessness crisis as repatriated Australians and city-dwellers buy up country properties, leaving locals facing “alarming” waiting lists for affordable housing, advocates say.
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The Hutt Street Centre says it is not concerned about an upcoming State Government review into one of its homelessness programs, claiming it has saved taxpayers $5.69 million over three years by keeping vulnerable people off the streets.
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South Australia’s biggest homelessness organisations have asked the State Government to hit pause on its reform to the sector, amid concerns the proposed bureaucratic changes could lead to a reduction in funding for people experiencing homelessness.
Rough sleeping and homelessness are on the rise and expected to worsen when federal assistance schemes are wound down. It’s time government seriously addressed and invested in low-cost social housing, argue Hal Pawson and Cameron Parsell.
Rather than telling the homelessness sector to lift its game, the State Government should look at its own performance, argues Labor’s Nat Cook.
Over 70 people experiencing homelessness were found permanent housing in Adelaide in July – the highest ever housing rate in a month – raising hope that the city will reach its target to end rough sleeping by the end of the year.
