Home Time’s Federal Election Platform
On Thursday 6 March, the Home Time campaign launched its Federal Election Platform.
This Platform provides a roadmap for Australia's federal government to address the structural factors within our current housing system that are preventing young people from finding a home, recovering from trauma and rebuilding their lives and futures.
We know that up to 80% of children and young people lose their homes early in life due to family violence. The longer a young person is trapped in the homelessness system, the more damage is done to them. Homelessness steals people's childhoods and their futures.
Home Time is calling on all parties and candidates to commit to:
Develop and maintain a national pool of 15,000 dedicated tenancies for young people
Provide linked support services to enable young people to pursue their goals and transition to independence
Remove the Youth Housing Penalty locking young people out of accessing social housing tenancies.
Visit www.hometime.org.au/takeaction and send a message to your local MPs that you support strong action to fix housing for young people in the next Australian Parliament.
