An Introduction to Homelessness

This module includes an overview of some key homelessness issues. It includes definitions of homelessness and challenges some common misconceptions about people who experience homelessness. It also provides an overview of the numbers of people who are homeless in Australia. It aims to give readers a better understanding of homelessness and people who experience homelessness in Australia and more specifically within the inner city of Sydney.
This module has the following pages. Please read each one before moving onto the next page.
- 1. Overview of homelessness
- 2. What is homelessness?
- 3. Who becomes homeless?
- 4. Chronic homelessness
- 5. Do people choose to become homeless?
- 6. How do people exit chronic homelessness?
- 7. The City of Sydney’s approach to people who are homeless
- 8. Experiences of homelessness – people’s stories
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