The largest group of homeless women is between the ages of 25 and 34, and family violence is most often the cause. Their stories testify to the dangers and stresses of not having a place to call home.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Homelessness
Displaying 161 - 180 of 284 articles
The brutal killing of a young homeless woman has led to calls for more crisis accommodation. This is a short-term fix. We have to move beyond crisis management to sustained housing for people at risk.
Homelessness in Australia is increasingly concentrated in the capital cities, where nearly two in every three people without a home are now found. That’s the finding of a study of the data since 2001.
Media coverage often uses the label ‘homeless’ in ways that link the plight of tens of thousands of Australians to criminality. But a homeless person is much more likely to be vulnerable than violent.
A survey of food bank users found nearly 60% couldn’t afford to adequately heat their homes.
Whether it’s through begging or building shelters, homeless people are trying to make their lives better.
The SA government is trialling a new program that will provide accommodation and support services to the perpetrators of domestic violence – enabling women and children to remain in the family home.
The last decade has seen a big increase in Australia’s homeless and prison population. It’s time for smarter intervention.
In 2008, Australia had a national homelessness strategy, plus a ten-point roadmap to reduce youth homelessness. Why has it fallen so far short of its goals, and what still needs to be done?
Homelessness in the UK has been rising for a decade – short term funding may have offered respite, but it won’t lead to long term solutions.
Medicaid and Medicare benefits appear safe for now. But SNAP food assistance and many other programs could be disrupted.
Shambolic rollout of new recording system for people at risk of homelessness means statistics shouldn’t be trusted.
Life on the street is no place to recover from a stay in hospital, but that’s what happens to many people who are homeless. But there’s a proven model to provide care that also cuts healthcare costs.
There’s so much that can be done to tackle the problem, The UK’s levels of homelessness are dwarfed by the US’ But so much more could be done to tackle the problem.
Surveillance often results in people who are homeless being the target of enforcement measures. But a new study in Cairns shows surveillance can also be used to achieve more positive social outcomes.
It’s not just low pay and interrupted work that makes women poor in retirement.
The US$2 billion that the Amazon founder and his wife are donating to help the homeless and educate young kids may appear selfless. But this money may also soften calls to raise taxes on the rich.
With such an enormous challenge, where would it make sense to start? We looked into our archives for stories on what it would take to eradicate homelessness in the US today.
Administrative errors and negative stereotypes lead landlords to discriminate against people on housing benefit.
The right to housing is enshrined in law in the Netherlands and South Africa – so what would it look like in the UK?
Top contributors
-
Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
-
Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
-
Associate Professor, University of South Australia
-
Reader in Social Policy, Nottingham Trent University
-
Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
-
Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
-
Professor of Housing and Social Inclusion, Nottingham Trent University
-
Associate Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
-
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Gonski Institute for Education, UNSW Sydney
-
Associate Professor in Housing and Communities, University of Tasmania
-
Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow, RMIT University
-
Adjunct Lecturer at the Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology
-
Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
-
Honorary Fellow in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
-
Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, University of Memphis
