The Brown Couch and other matters relating to shelter

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:33:04 +1100

The Tenant's Union of NSW is publishing a blog titled "The Brown Couch". For students and teachers looking at Shelter, will find it useful for case studies, discussion about new legislation and governmental policies.

The Homeless Person's Legal Service recently represented a homeless man who was charged with an offence. He would have been remanded in custody and not granted bail, because he'd been evicted from his home and had not managed to find alternative accomodation before committing the offence. To read about this case, this summary will provide additional details.

The Hot Topic on Shelter provides a useful overview of legislation that affects different types of housing in New South Wales and outlines dispute resolution mechanisms that exist to resolve disputes involving different types of housing as well as many other issues relevant to studying the area of Shelter.

For additional resources and strategies for locating media reports and journal articles, have a look at LIAC's Legal Studies Research Guide page on Shelter.

Homelessness is on the rise in regional NSW

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:35:21 +1100

The St Vincent de Paul Society have just published a report by Dr Andy Marks titled Known Territory: A Study of Homelessness and Marginalisation in Katoomba which identifies the rise in numbers of people who are living homeless in Katoomba. This identifies a trend of increased numbers of homeless in other regional areas such as Nowra, Wollongong and Newcastle. This article in the SMH provides a useful summary of Dr Mark's findings.

Earlier this year, the NSW Parliamentary Library published a briefing paper on Homelessness. This Briefing Paper considers the issue of Homelessness in NSW. It provides a brief overview of the key changes to the homelessness policy that was introduced in December 2008 by the Federal Government's White Paper. The White Paper sets two key goals, namely halving homelessness by 2020 and offering supported accommodation to all "rough sleepers" who require it by 2020.

LIAC's Hot Topics 57: Shelter provides additional information on housing and homelessness. For other resources that explores homelessness and shelter, have a browse of LIAC's Shelter page on its Legal Studies Research Guide.

HSC Legal Studies: News Watch - Shelter

The Brown Couch and other matters relating to shelter

Homelessness is on the rise in regional NSW