Homelessness / 2SER: StreetCare – helping people out of homelessness On any given night, more than 122,000 Australians don’t have a home. Around 40,000 of them are children 18 or... 10 Aug 2023 Homelessness / Temporary accommodation changes provide ‘breathing space’ for people in crisis The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) welcomes changes announced by the NSW Government that make it easier to access ‘temporary... 12 Jul 2023 Homelessness / Rule change for temporary accommodation will help people in crisis The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) welcomes a pause on the ‘rental diary’ requirement for people using temporary accommodation in... 29 May 2023 Homelessness / 2SER: Better housing for all Housing has been a hot topic throughout the NSW election campaign. Interest rate increases are contributing to the cost-of-living crisis... 20 Apr 2023 Homelessness / Helping Jamie* win against a problem landlord Our Homeless Persons’ Legal Service (HPLS) recently helped a public housing tenant win a case against his problem landlord at... 10 Mar 2023 Homelessness / 2SER: the Women's Homelessness Prevention Service Last year, PIAC launched the Women’s Homelessness Prevention Service (WHPS), in response to the urgent need for a specialist legal... 23 Feb 2023 Homelessness / StreetCare’s influence and recognition PIAC’s StreetCare team are celebrating several recent successes that will improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness – with benefits... 19 Dec 2022 Homelessness / Homelessness, disability and institutional neglect A severe shortage of social housing, combined with an increasingly unaffordable private rental market and inadequate social security payments, is... 6 Sep 2022 Homelessness / It’s not what you know but who you know - reflections on StreetCare By Charmaine Jones, Project Officer, StreetCare When I was younger, I viewed the old adage ‘it’s not what you know... 3 Aug 2022 Homelessness / Rapid increase in people over 55 experiencing homelessness More and more older people are experiencing homelessness in New South Wales. And it is likely homelessness of older people... 19 Jul 2022
