Rough sleepers
Alternative labels
Sleeping rough
Guide
Homelessness in Victoria: Clients of specialist homelessness services, 2016–17
This guide aims to unpack the stereotypical image of the rough sleeper as representatitve of the homeless population, and to contextualise experiences of homelessness within recent data.
Report
The state of homelessness in Australia's cities
This study showed that the majority of homeless people in Australia’s cities had low educational attainment, elevated rates of serious medical conditions, and high levels of interaction with the justice system.
Strategy
Victoria’s homelessness and rough sleeping action plan
This action plan outlines the Victorian government’s long-term strategy to reduce and prevent homelessness.
Report
Priced out? The affordability crisis in London
London’s distinct housing market has been exhibiting the strains of a crisis for some time. The scale of the demand for property, the tenure and household mix, the affordability gap for both renting and buying, and the scale of serious housing need all set London apart from the rest of England.
Article
Taxing empty homes: a step towards affordable housing, but much more can be done
Vacant housing rates are rising in our major cities. Across Australia on census night, 11.2% of housing was recorded as unoccupied – a total of 1,089,165 dwellings. With housing affordability stress also intensifying, the moment for a push on empty property taxes looks to have arrived.