As simple as finding a job? Getting people out of social housing is much more complex than that
- Written by Chris Hartley, Research Fellow (Housing and Homelessness) at the Centre for Social Impact, UNSW
A private member’s bill, moved by Labor MP Josh Burns, recently called on the Australian government “to help build more affordable homes” in response to the growing homelessness crisis. A premise of the bill is that a lack of social housing is a major cause of homelessness and increasing the supply is a key element of solving...