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.
September 10, 2026
Unit rents in parts of regional New South Wales have surged by more than 60 per cent in a single year, prompting Homelessness NSW to call for better rental protections.
