• Why do people become homeless?

    Julie Moschion     |      November 13, 2018

    While the majority of the general public thinks drug addiction is the main reason for homelessness, the reality can be quite different. Drug use can follow homelessness, which in turn is often a product of parental separation.

  • Let’s create affordable housing, not more homelessness

    Cassandra Goldie     |      August 8, 2018

    ACOSS is backing the Everybody’s Home campaign calling on government to develop, as a matter of urgency, a national housing strategy and plan to end homelessness by 2030.

  • More people will be homeless unless we change course

    Gavin Wood     |      March 20, 2018

    The latest census results prove that governments must reassess their approach to an increasing social problem. While drug abuse, domestic violence and other factors are important, structural problems in the housing market are exacerbating the climb in homeless numbers.