The Aftershock report series on housing security by Impact Economics and Policy, commissioned by Homelessness NSW, NCOSS, and Community Housing Industry Association NSW, reveals 54,000 NSW households have entered or experienced worsening housing stress since COVID, with increasing homelessness to cost the NSW economy up to $2.5 billion over six years.
Read more about why social housing, tenancy reforms and rental assistance are needed to reduce the costs and impact of the pandemic and recent disasters.
December 7, 2021
Homelessness services in NSW experienced ongoing high demand due to the impact of the 2020 COVID lockdown – data released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows. In 2020/2021 over 70,500 clients were supported by homelessness services in New South Wales. This is 25% more clients than they are funded for, and they continue to be stretched to the seams as they recover from COVID lockdowns.
