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Children as young as 12 turned away from Perth crisis accommodation
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (613+ words) October 5, 2026 — 11:59am Crisis accommodation services for at-risk young people across Perth are bursting at the seams, and are being forced to reject an average of 15 requests for help each day, new data shows. The Ending Child and Youth Homelessness Coalition – a…...
Housing: from emergency to structural solution
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (560+ words) The housing decrees that were overturned on Friday in Congress were an emergency response to the social outcry caused by cases such as that of Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman who was evicted in Madrid, or that of Olga, the…...
This homeless camp is just streets from some of Melb’s wealthiest homes. Nobody is moving it on
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (73+ words) Herald Sun This homeless camp is just streets from some of Melb’s wealthiest homes. Nobody is moving it on Parks Victoria refuses to clear a “dangerous” homeless camp from Albert Park, despite illegal fires burning a historic tree and nearby…...
A group that helps homeless kids play now has a home of its own
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (90+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The Playtime Project has spent years helping families in shelters. Now it’s…...
The time to decide about housing
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (553+ words) Pending the exact details of the decrees approved by the Spanish government this Tuesday, the first thing to say is that there is no issue more crucial and with as many edges right now in public debate as that of…...
Queues at 9am, full by 11.30am: Housing crunch challenges rough-sleeping plan
1+ week, 1+ day ago (764+ words) September 29, 2026 — 7:54pm Homelessness services warn that they are stretched beyond capacity and the state government’s $27.8 million assertive outreach program to reduce rough sleeping will further increase demand. Under a new statewide expansion of the “by-name” program, which already operates in inner…...
Melbourne Assembly homelessness discussion: Assertive action plan aimed at ending rough sleeping on Victoria’s streets
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1136+ words) September 29, 2026 — 5:00am Street homelessness could be drastically reduced across Victoria over the next decade under an ambitious plan to find rough sleepers and connect them with services rather than waiting for people to seek help. Under the $27.8 million statewide expansion of…...
While Helen slept beside criminals and addicts, her jeans were pinched from under her pillow
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1057+ words) September 28, 2026 — 11:35am Having slept alongside criminals, drug users and other vulnerable people, Helen Dawson describes her 4½ years of living in rooming houses as “chaotic and terrifying”. “Everything is just really difficult on a personal, intimate scale,” she says. There is limited…...
The geography of permission
1+ week, 3+ day ago (610+ words) timesofindia.indiatimes.com There is an hour at which an Indian city or town quietly begins to divide itself by gender.The shops are still open Restaurants are filling up Men stand at tea stalls, cross parks, wait at bus…...
Housing: when a basic right is evicted
1+ week, 3+ day ago (262+ words) en.ara.cat Maricarmen Abascal in Madrid; Olga, the 54-year-old woman from l'Hospitalet who committed suicide after being evicted.. The list is terribly long Although the total number of judicial evictions is lower than it was a few years ago,…...