As demand for crisis housing soars, surely we can tap into COVID-19 vacancies
- Written by Erika Martino, Research Fellow In Healthy Housing, University of Melbourne
There is a crisis within crisis accommodation. Homelessness providers struggle to meet women’s requests for accommodation under usual circumstances. During COVID-19 lockdowns the dramatic increase in domestic abuse has put an already stretched system under greater pressure.
Crisis accommodation providers were interviewed for an ongoing resear...