Charity turns people away as Central Queensland homelessness crisis is tipped to be one of the nation s worst
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Central Queensland’s homelessness crisis is forecast to become one of the worst in the nation next year, according to a new report by Equity Economics.
Key points: An Equity Economics report predicts there will be a 31.9 per cent increase in homelessness and a more than 55.2 per cent increase in housing stress in Central Queensland next year
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CENTRAL Queenslanders will be hit harder by housing stress (55.2 per cent) and homelessness (31.9 per cent) than anywhere across the state, according to a new report on the economic impact of COVID.
The report calls on the Federal Government to invest $7.2 billion in social housing across the country, which could make a serious dent in homelessness, turbocharge the post pandemic economy by $18.2 billion, and create 18,000 jobs per year over four years.
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Double return: How investing in social housing can address the growing homelessness crisis and boost Australia’s economic recovery, the report was released today.
The report was commissioned by Everybody’s Home, a group attempting to fix Australia’s housing system and end homelessness, and was prepared by Equity Economics.
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According to a landmark economic study measuring the economic fallout of COVID-19, homelessness will increase by 15.8% and 34.4% more households in South East Perth will experience housing stress in 2021 due to the impact of the crisis.
However, if the Federal Government invests $7.2 billion in social housing across the country, it could make a serious dent in homelessness, turbocharge the post pandemic economy by $18.2 billion, and create 18,000 jobs per year over four years. In WA an investment of around $2.1 billion would create 5109 new homes.
The findings are contained in Double return: How investing in social housing can address the growing homelessness crisis and boost Australia’s economic recovery. The Equity Economics report was commissioned by Everybody’s Home, a broad-based civil society coalition attempting to fix Australia’s broken housing system and end homelessness.
Everybody s Home
According to a landmark economic study measuring the economic fallout of COVID-19, homelessness will surge by 5.4% and 24.3 per cent more Darwin households will experience housing stress in 2021 due to the impact of the crisis.
However, if the Federal Government invests $7.2 billion in social housing across the country, it could make a serious dent in homelessness, turbocharge the post pandemic economy by $18.2 billion, and create 18,000 jobs per year over four years. In the NT an investment of around $225 million would create 476 new homes.
The findings are contained in Double return: How investing in social housing can address the growing homelessness crisis and boost Australia’s economic recovery. The Equity Economics report was commissioned by Everybody’s Home, a broad-based civil society coalition attempting to fix Australia’s broken housing system and end homelessness.
Published December 15, 2020
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In completely cool and normal news, a new report has predicted that homelessness in Australia will skyrocket by 9% when the coronavirus supplement for JobSeeker is slashed on January 1. So, uhh, happy new year, I guess?
The report comes just days after the Senate inquiry into COVID-19 recommended that the JobSeeker amount be permanently raised in the wake of the pandemic.