A new model for youth housing in Australia - September 2023

Increasing subsidised housing tenancies for package allocated to the young access to suitable housing for young people will young people.¹ person for the duration of their require addressing the rental gap across all needs, rather than the tenancy. [...] The sector has determined the following factors as key to the design of services and supports within the model: ATTACHED TO THE YOUNG PERSON, NOT THE INTERVENTIONAL AS WELL AS TRANSITIONAL TENANCY The services and support are not just transitional, they are Youth-dedicated stock and the funding allocation for interventions that result in improved wellbeing, services and supports should be consider. [...] SUCCESS INTREGATED AND CONTINUOUS TRAUMA-INFORMED AND FUNCTIONAL The need for better service integration is heightened for FACTORS The delivery of all services and supports must be trauma young people due to the transitory nature of their informed. [...] The sector is committed and looks forward to working with the Australian Government to design the solution to the shared issue of youth homelessness. [...] There is a wealth of knowledge within the Australian Government and across the sector, and an evidence base of practices and programs that that can be adapted to suit the context in each state and territory.