Produced by the Statewide Children's Resource Program, this fact sheet gives the stories of two children; some recent statistics; and information about the impacts of homelessness on children.
Fact Sheet
Please contact your Statewide Children's Resource Program if you have any questions. Contact details are listed on the fact sheet.
Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) reaction to the Federal Budget
On Tuesday night the Treasurer handed down the much anticipated Federal Budget 2017-18.
As a sector, we are celebrating the Federal Government having maintained the existing levels of homelessness funding, and the increased certainty of that funding, but have expressed concern that the additional investment needed to cope with the demand crisis was missing.
Watch this video of Jenny Smith giving a Budget reaction on behalf of Homelessness Australia, and read the Homelessness Australia media release, and read on for deeper analysis of Budget papers.