Homelessness is an issue support workers are dealing with daily in Bowen. Photo: File Mrs Cora said singles could be given tents, but with the recent rain it had been difficult for them to be used. We need a refuge, that would be great, Mrs Cora said. It is just somewhere that is available and they are getting that support. It would give them that stability to just get settled. A Department of Housing and Public Works spokesman said the Queensland Government was pursuing initiatives to boost the number of affordable and social housing options across the state. Through the Housing Construction Jobs Program, the Queensland Government is building more than 5500 social and affordable homes across the state between 2017 and 2027, he said.
A CRITICAL lack of affordable private and social housing is forcing families into substandard and unsafe living conditions, a Cairns mum of five says. When Chloe Sherman needed to find a new home for her and her children, her limited budget left few options. After turning to the Department of Housing with no luck, Ms Sherman eventually settled for a cabin at Cairns Villa and Leisure Park, scrimping together enough for a bond and to pay $260 a week in rent. Chloe Sherman lived with at the notorious Cairns Villa and Leisure Park with her children Casey Harris, 8, Aden Harris, 11, Alyssa Harris, 5, and Braxton Harris, 9. Picture: Brendan Radke
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