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This Homelessness Impact report presents a summary of the evidence that Mission Australia has been gathering over the last three years, including rich data from their services, experiences of their practitioners and the voices of people with a lived experience of homelessness.

This report focuses on 63 of Mission Australia’s homelessness and stable housing support services, which were delivered nationally from 2020 to 2022.

Key Points

  • Mission Australia report finds a 26 per cent increase in demand for homelessness services over the last three years.
  • Charity urges government action amid severe housing crisis.
  • The number of people sleeping rough in tents or improvised homes surged by 103 per cent from 2020 to 2022.

The Report

A Safe Place to Call Home: Mission Australia’s Homelessness and Stable Housing Impact Report 2023 is available to be read.

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