Submission to the National Plan: Our call for a system-wide approach to ending homelessness

In our submission to the consultation on the development of the National Housing and Homelessness Plan we emphasised the importance of a human rights-based approach to housing and homelessness and addressing the structural drivers of homelessness (particularly poverty and discrimination). We advocated for a plan that commits to the principles of, and sets out specific levels for action to prioritise:

Lived experience at the heart of change;
Evidence-based policy and practice;
Flexible systems and localised solutions;
Addressing systemic discrimination;
Connections to communities and social inclusion;
Person-centred systems and services;
Cultural safety and self-determination;
Trauma-informed and trauma-preventative systems and services; and
Preventing and responding to climate risks.

We called for a dedicated First Nations Housing and Homelessness Plan, clear measurable targets and an independent Advisory Council to govern the plan’s design and implementation.

Read our Submission

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Homelessness NSW Strategy 2023-2028

July 28, 2023

Over the next five years we will focus on building the capabilities of people and capacity of systems to end homelessness. We recognise the urgency and complexity of this issue and must leverage all available resources and collective efforts. We commit to working closely with homelessness services, communities, businesses, people with lived experience and governments. Through aligned action we aim to achieve a future where homelessness is rare, brief and nonrecurring.

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