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Coronavirus puts casual workers at risk of homelessness unless they get more support

  • Written by Simone Casey, Research Associate, Future Social Service Institute, RMIT University
Coronavirus puts casual workers at risk of homelessness unless they get more supportLightField Studios/Shutterstock

Our analysis shows an economic downturn as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will dramatically increase rental stress for people with insecure or casual work. If the downturn persists this will place people in precarious jobs at higher risk of homelessness.

The scenario we explored is the effect of loss of casual work...

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