Kate Colvin CEO, Homelessness Australia – The Well-being Impacts of Long-Term Housing Insecurity and Homelessness.

12/06/2025 24 min

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Episode Synopsis

Áine speaks with Kate Colvin, CEO of Homelessness Australia to discuss the key findings from the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council’s ‘State of the Housing System 2025 report.  “The report revealed households are under growing pressure, with increasing rental stress, and a sharp rise inpeople stuck in rental stress for over two years, and social housing as a proportion of all housing continuing to decline”.  Kate discusses housing affordability, the need for urgent investment in social housing, greater funding and support homeless services and the factors underpinning the rise in mental distress and poor well-being of renters and the homeless.

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