%T A crisis in crisis: the appalling state of emergency accommodation in Melbourne’s north and west




%I Northern and Western Homelessness Networks
%D 2019

%K Homelessness, %K Homeless families, %K Crisis accommodation, %K Community housing, %K Emergency housing, %K Family violence, %K Specialist homelessness services, %K Public housing, %K Social housing



%U https://apo.org.au/node/222746

%X Across Victoria, there are only 423 crisis ‘beds’ available to people experiencing homelessness and/or family violence. When those beds are full, agencies are completely dependent on the private housing system and they use the limited funds they have available to access low end hotels and private roominghouses.
%9 Report
%A Northern and Western Homelessness Networks