News
June 25, 2024
DCJ has recently released a full report of its SHS program evaluation. The evaluation, conducted by Ernst & Young, aimed to understand the SHS system and the outcomes it is achieving, as well as providing strategic direction and advice for the program's future. Specifically, the review examined whether the SHS program was currently meeting its objectives and was providing value for money.
Media Release
December 18, 2023
What might an evidence-based approach to commissioning homelessness services look like? Read our report ‘Commissioning Homelessness Services: A Review of Possible Approaches’ to find out.
Media Release
December 14, 2023
Read our report "SAFE, ACCESSIBLE & AVAILABLE: Examining the temporary accommodation system in NSW". Written by Chris Hartley and Emma Barnes for Homelessness NSW.
News
August 8, 2023
Australia is confronted by an increasing housing affordability crisis resulting in tens of thousands of people being stuck on the waiting-list for social housing for extended periods. This project is motivated by a need to better understand the lives and circumstances of – people registered on social housing waiting lists (‘waitees’) while they are waiting for social housing. On 8 August 2023, Homelessness NSW hosted the online launch of this Report. You can watch the recording here.
Media Release
August 7, 2023
Read our report 'Rare, Brief, and Non-Recurring: A System-Wide Approach to Ending Homelessness Together.' This report outlines our strategy, insights, and vision for a future without homelessness in NSW. You can watch the recording from our launch event here.
Media Release
March 23, 2023
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the 2021 Census data on Homelessness. Nationally, 122,494 people were estimated to be experiencing homelessness at the time of the 2021 Census, an increase of 6,067 people (5.2%) since 2016. Keep reading.
Report
October 13, 2022
The Aftershock report series on housing security by Impact Economics and Policy 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.