Homeless Legal will begin offering free legal advice to clients of the Hutt Street Centre and Catherine House from next month. Photo: Tony Lewis / InDaily

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Homeless legal service revived after funding cut closure

A pro bono legal service will begin offering free advice to about 200 South Australians who experience homelessness each year, following a State Government decision to strip the Welfare Rights Centre of funding.

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New homeless hub considered for CBD

A one-stop housing and medical centre for people sleeping rough in the CBD is being considered as part of a $400,000 State Government and Adelaide City Council funding pledge.

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Hutt Street Centre appoints new chair

A prominent Adelaide lawyer has been announced as the new chair of the Hutt Street Centre, as the search for a replacement CEO for the homeless service provider continues.

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Rough sleeper count plummets in Adelaide CBD

The number of homeless people sleeping rough in the city has dropped by just under 30 per cent in the past five months, according to new findings.

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Hutt Street Centre incorrectly blamed for crime: SA Police

Senior SA Police officers have revealed they feel “sorry” for the Hutt Street Centre for being “incorrectly” blamed for inciting criminal behaviour in the city’s southeast, following the release of new data showing the street accounts for less than two per cent of reported crime in the CBD.