Homelessness Week On any night in Australia, 116,000 people are homeless. It’s not just people sleeping rough on the streets. All over Australia every single day there are people sleeping in their cars, living in dodgy rooming houses or bedding down on couches on because they have nowhere else to go. Key facts - 2/5 of people who are homeless are under the age of 25. - Only 6% of people who are homeless actually sleep on the streets. Most you wouldn’t see or know they’re homeless. - Homelessness in Australia has increased by 14% in 5 years. - Federal Government funding for social housing and homelessness has decreased by 16% in 5 years. - On any given night, more than 116,000 Australians are homeless. That’s one in every 200 people. - Over a third of people presenting at services cite family violence or relationship breakdown as the main reason for seeking assistance. #HW2019 #EverybodysHome #homeless #homelessness #prayer #support #mission #ministry #community #australia #auspol #melbourne #poor #victim #homelessnessawareness #homelessnessweek #christianity https://www.instagram.com/p/B0xuVrgj5_X/?igshid=1mtb0cf4lqffl