Linda is not her real name, but her story reflects a growing reality of women’s homelessness in Australia.
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Homelessness doesn’t discriminate. But the forces that push women into homelessness are deeply gendered and shaped by lifelong inequalities. For decades, researchers and frontline workers have warned us that women’s homelessness was increasing. They predicted this surge and now it’s here.
Frontline homelessness workers are used to carrying complexity. They navigate trauma, housing instability, family violence, mental health crises and deep financial distress every day.
Our End of Year appeal was generously supported by our giving community allowing 20 smaller, grassroots organisations to scale up their prevention programs to intervene early and stop homelessness before it starts.
Everyone should have a fair go, but the impacts of poverty are pushing people into homelessness, hunger, and economic and social disadvantage. Poverty limits the choices and capacity to secure a job, find a stable home, and gain empowerment…and it’s a growing pressure on millions of Australians.
