Archive of posts in the 'Homelessness' category
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) welcomes a pause on the ‘rental diary’ requirement for people using temporary accommodation in...
Housing has been a hot topic throughout the NSW election campaign. Interest rate increases are contributing to the cost-of-living crisis...
Our Homeless Persons’ Legal Service (HPLS) recently helped a public housing tenant win a case against his problem landlord at...
Last year, PIAC launched the Women’s Homelessness Prevention Service (WHPS), in response to the urgent need for a specialist legal...
PIAC’s StreetCare team are celebrating several recent successes that will improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness – with benefits...
A severe shortage of social housing, combined with an increasingly unaffordable private rental market and inadequate social security payments, is...
By Charmaine Jones, Project Officer, StreetCare When I was younger, I viewed the old adage ‘it’s not what you know...
More and more older people are experiencing homelessness in New South Wales. And it is likely homelessness of older people...
We all need a home. But where do you turn if you cannot find one you are able to afford?...
The Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 (NSW) plays a vital role in supporting and promoting the rights of victims of crime...
