An RMIT University research project with Sacred Heart Mission comparing two groups of chronically homeless people has shown the shortfalls of the current system. Journey to Social Inclusion (J2SI) is a pilot program designed to break the cycle of long-term homelessness. The program provides intensive support for up to three years to assist long-term homeless...

Misleading reports cloud the real homelessness numbers and the issues for homeless people and service providers, argues Alice Clark.

This synthesis report provides evidence about current access arrangements to homelessness services, the complex and multiple access barriers faced by people experiencing homelessness, and an overview of the different approaches, models and mechanisms used in Australia and internationally to improve access. Despite the limitations of the existing evidence base, findings about access to services and...

Australia is facing significant demographic shifts over the next decade as the population grows and ages. Currently, services for the ageing population are fragmented with no single government department assuming responsibility for older Australians in all their diversity. Homelessness and housing services are reporting an increase in aged people presenting for assistance with no (recent)...

This report presents information on both Indigenous and other Australians, with the aim of providing a broad profile of Indigenous Australians experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are over-represented in the homeless population.