Independents have held a press conference calling for more attention on homelessness:

The three key asks for government from the group are:

  • Creating a national target for youth tenancies and support (working towards a target of 15,000)
  • ⁠Including youth housing projects in future funding rounds for HAFF and other housing schemes.
  • ⁠Providing a supplement to ensure young people on youth allowance who are homeless can access existing social housing (which would remove the current Youth Housing Penalty)

Independent MPs David Pocock, Allegra Spender and Jacqui Lambie at a press conference on Homelessness
Independent MP’s Allegra Spender and Jacqui Lambie at a press conference on Homelessness in the Mural Hall of Parliament House Canberra.

While talking about housing, it is also important to include things like this in the conversation – see this Guardian story for what MPs own what.