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COVID-19 changed the way we live at home. But how did it change for those who don t have a home? And is our definition of “homeless” an accurate reflection of what’s really going on? This week, James and the panel explore the issue of homelessness in Australia.
This episode first went to air on 7 June 2020.
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According to the ABS, more than 100 thousand people experience homelessness on any given night. With these numbers it should be obvious – there is a huge variety of each person’s story and experience.
In response to the pandemic, state and territory governments stepped in to provide aid – even paying for hotel rooms for the homeless. But how many of these changes will remain when the pandemic is over?
How the United States Chose to Become a Country of Homelessness
Advocates have been sounding the alarms for months issuing reports, penning press releases, warning politicians as an increasing number of Americans made jobless by the pandemic have fallen behind on their rent. Now, the warnings unheeded, the United States is facing an unprecedented homelessness crisis, one that is as predictable as it was avoidable.
I first saw signs of this coming catastrophe on May 26, as the markets in New York City roared the Dow was up 530 points, and the S&P hit an 11-week high. But in San Diego, Rudy and Christina Rico rummaged through a blue recycling barrel set out on the street. The couple, married for 37 years, hoped to scrape together $50 worth of bottles and cans. It meant dinner.
How the United States Chose to Become a Country of Homelessness
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