News
April 22, 2024
Our submission to the NSW Government for the 2024/25 budget is calling for critical investment into social and affordable housing. Read our recommendations that ensure the safety and dignity of tens of thousands of NSW residents experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Media Release
December 18, 2023
Read more about DCJ Policy Update: SHS to discontinue use of PWI with Aboriginal People.
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.
Events
November 29, 2023
Save the date 19 to 21 March 2024 for the Homelessness NSW Conference in Newcastle. Registrations open early December.
News
November 3, 2023
Homelessness NSW joins the campaign to Raise The Age of criminal responsibility. Read more here.
News
October 26, 2023
Read our submission to the consultation on the development of the National Housing and Homelessness Plan. Homelessness NSW have emphasised the importance of a human rights-based approach to housing and homelessness and addressing the structural drivers of homelessness (particularly poverty and discrimination).
Media Release
October 18, 2023
We are excited to announce that the new CEO of Homelessness NSW will be Dom Rowe. Read more here.
Media Release
September 19, 2023
Homelessness NSW says the government’s $224 million housing package amounts to crumbs and barely scratches the surface of the state’s homelessness crisis. Read our media release.
News
August 14, 2023
Read the submission prepared jointly by Homelessness NSW and Domestic Violence NSW to the ‘Improving NSW Rental Laws Consultation’.
News
August 14, 2023
Read our 2023-2024 Pre-Budget Submission to the NSW Government. We recommend five key investments that are achievable and pragmatic yet impactful in the short term, and which will set strong foundations for future work. Our recommendations amount to an overall investment of $554 million over two years.
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.
News
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.
News
July 12, 2023
Homelessness NSW invites feedback on the interim findings and recommendations from our recent study on Temporary Accommodation (TA) in NSW. The report is informed by more than 237 survey responses from statewide specialist homelessness, allied services and TA providers.