‘Heartbreaking’: Shocking number of homeless

Everyday Australians have been struggling the cost-of-living pressures and homelessness, which has seen the number of rough sleepers double in WA since 2016. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy PiperThe alarming figure represented 25 per cent of people in the state experiencing homelessness, which was four times higher than the national average.The organisation has called on the WA government to invest in affordable, social and community housing to fix the problem before it gets worse.

Shelter WA chairman Kieran Wong said like the rest of the nation WA was facing the worst housing crisis it had ever seen. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short“But we have an incredible opportunity to solve it with this budget,” she said. “Tranby House recently had 440 requests for assistance in a day; in 2009 it was 80 requests a day,” she said.

“Now is the time to use our incredibly strong budget position to invest in the prosperity of all West Australians.” “We are not shying away from that we are stepping up to the challenge and I want to ensure Western Australians that we are taking this very seriously,” he said.Mr Carey said the government had made a record investment into affordable housing which included $2.6bn over four years to deliver 4000 social homes.“I want to ensure Western Australians that we are taking this very seriously and that we are doing everything we can to provide critical housing for people in need.

WA Alliance to End Homelessness executive officer David Pearson said having a roof over your head was a basic human need.

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