New analysis by Shelter WA reveals demand for homelessness services soaring as the housing crisis impacts people across the state.
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Today’s state budget has missed the opportunity to solve Western Australia’s worsening housing and homelessness emergency, peak body for WA’s homelessness and community housing sectors Shelter WA said. “Despite some welcome measures such as $6 million to grow Community Housing sector capacity, $20.4 million for homelessness outreach and services, and the Build to Rent Kickstart Fund, the budget fails to deliver any bold or substantive initiatives to meet the scale and urgency of the crisis,” Shelter WA Chair Kieran Wong said “In essence, this budget only funds an additional 660 social and affordable rental homes - we needed an ambition…
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