Latest news: Homelessness

The 2022 Vinnies Winter Appeal wants to raise $300,000 to help individuals and families to sleep safe this winter.

Federal Labor and local Liberal politicians will take part in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout in June. David Smith MP and Mark Parton MLA tell us why.

Regional rents are now 18 per cent higher than two years ago, at the start of the COVID 19 pandemic, a new report from the ACOSS/UNSW Sydney Poverty and Inequality Partnership shows. Given that wages have only risen by 6 per cent, the report concludes that regional rental housing affordability has significantly worsened during the public health crisis.

Community services have welcomed $2.5 million from the ACT Government to expand homelessness services and accommodate rough sleepers.

2020 was a frightening time, but for this Canberra single mother on the verge of homelessness, it was so stressful she “could barely see”.

A home in Canberra will be refurbished to provide a safe, short-term home for young people in need of urgent support, thanks to funding in the upcoming ACT Budget and from the Rotary Club of Canberra, in association with the Youth Coalition of the ACT.

The Sudsy Challenge is about shining a light on homelessness and helping to break down the stigma associated with the everyday life of 116,000 Australians. “We are asking Australians and New Zealanders to...

Ahead of the 2021-22 ACT Budget on 6 October, the ACT Government has announced a $26 million package to support the most vulnerable in the Canberra community during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak...

The pandemic has left Canberra’s homeless people at a disadvantage. To help them, the ACT Government has invested in an outreach program.

Homelessness is everyone’s responsibility; together, we can end this social problem and make sure all Canberrans have a roof over their heads.

Housing affordability and availability is perhaps the biggest cause of homelessness in the ACT. Here's what advocates want governments to do.

The ACT Government will spend $18 million over the next four years on homelessness, Rebecca Vassarotti, Minister for Homelessness and Housing Services stated.

Canberra may be one of the most affluent cities in Australia, but homelessness is on the rise in the ACT. Teenagers doss down on park benches. Down-and-outs huddle in their sleeping bags...

Around 25 people per day accessed homelessness support services at UnitingCare Canberra City’s Early Morning Centre (EMC) on 17-18 July, the opening weekend of its new seven-day-a-week operations.

The Street Law program and McKillop House, a women’s shelter run by CatholicCare, have come together to provide free legal help for homeless women in the ACT. The outreach program is a six-month...

The Safe and Connected Youth pilot has reduced the risk of homelessness for all participating young people, an evaluation shows.