2018-04-18
Caroline Le Couteur, MLA
On Youth Homelessness Matters Day, the ACT Greens have reaffirmed the importance of accessible and affordable housing for younger Canberrans.
On Census night 2016, there were 531 people under 25 in the ACT experiencing homelessness. Nationally, nearly 10% of people experiencing homelessness on Census night were tertiary student. In the ACT, this figure was much higher, at 14.2%.