Advocates call for 15,000 new homes for children and young people in response to
new analysis showing social housing system failing 15-24 year-olds.

Homelessness and housing groups have launched a national plan to fix housing for young people, featuring commissioned analysis by Nous that reveals 39,745 young people are alone, homeless and locked out of Australia’s social and affordable housing system.

This includes 11,905 First Nations young people or around 30% of the total figure. It also includes 9,613 children aged 15-17 years old who had sought help from a homelessness service. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of the group were disconnected from all forms of education, training and employment.

A new National Youth Housing Framework was launched today at Parliament House by national peak bodies and frontline services. The launch was hosted by the bi-partisan Parliamentary Friends of Housing Group and attended by a range of Government, Opposition and crossbench MPs.

Full media release here