Homelessness

172 Ms COOK (Hurtle Vale) (21 July 2020). What are the top three reasons for people seeking assistance from a specialist homelessness service; and what percentage are they in the total amount?

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government): The Minister for Human Services has provided the following advice:

For the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020, the top three reasons people identified when seeking assistance was: 36 per cent housing crisis, 26 per cent domestic and family violence and 16 per cent inadequate or inappropriate dwelling conditions.