Just for the children Childrens Resource Library Other Documents - Child Specific Mission Australia-Child and Youth Homelessness Report
According to the 2011 Census, some 44,000 children and young people in Australia are homeless. The reality is worse; many others are ‘hidden homeless’ who are not counted in the official statistics.
There is a growing body of evidence being developed about the true picture of child and youth homelessness. Our own primary research, the Mission Australia Youth Survey, gives a special insight into the housing experiences of young people across Australia and from different socio-economic backgrounds, which is rare in the youth homelessness literature.
Please click here for this Feb 2016 report.
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The Private Rooming House Operators Act
Message from CHP - Update 21 April 2017
The new Rooming House Operators Act comes into effect on 26 April, requiring all existing operators to be licensed by 24 August.
Those applying for a rooming house license must now satisfy a ‘fit and proper test’, including a criminal history check, a financial history check, and checks against various offences. Operators who opt to close their rooming house rather than apply for a license have been advised to issue an appropriate notice to vacate by 26 April.
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