Launch Housing – Real People Real Poverty
This could be you, no matter who you are. You may have a crisis, a nervous breakdown, bullying, a shock, self respect, independence, conscientous objection with welfare or lose everything. I am you. You are me! One story talks about sitting at cafe’s I’ve done a lot of that in order… Continue reading
Homelessness is a Call for Action
Launch Housing produced this video. It is the most important issue of our time as it is not just about not having a house it is about non-regulation of housing ownership, it is about no pricing ceiling and selling off houses, inequities in Centrelink and the Job Providers, it is about attitudes that value… Continue reading
One in Six 15-19 Year Olds Experience Homelessness
This is reflective of a society that is no longer egalitarian where fairness is the central value of being Australian. This is reflective of the breakdown of the family and a wages system that has been deregulated where young people are vulnerable to employers who just tell them what they will pay. It is typically… Continue reading
105,237 Homeless People in Australia and 22,789 in Victoria
https://www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au/about/homelessness-statistics
Homelessness statistics
Homelessness Australia currently uses statistics from the ABS Census of Housing and Population and the AIHW Specialist Homeless Services data collection for their statistics. The ABS Census is conducted every five years, with the most recent release being for 2011.
There are currently 105,237 people in Australia who… Continue reading
4000 People in Melbourne are Homeless
The numbers would be higher today. This provides some good information. It is dated but still relevant. I believe real human security is more important than economics. We are dealing with mindsets, one sees the person as the most important factor the other sees wealth. The real wealth of any nation… Continue reading