Responding to homeless hotspots
A homeless hotspot is an area where a large group of people sleep rough and where there are multiple compounding issues including anti-social behaviour and decreased public amenity.
Our Homelessness unit has taken a leadership role in providing and coordinating responses to homelessness in public areas. We work to reduce homelessness in hotspot areas including Woolloomooloo, Wentworth Park and Belmore Park in partnership with:
- NSW Family and Community Services
- NSW Police Force
- St Vincent's Homeless Health
- Mission Australia
- Neami National
- Launchpad Youth Services
- Innari Housing
- Aboriginal Housing Company
- other specialist homelessness services.
This collaborative approach enables sharing of skills, knowledge and resource-sharing, resulting in better outcomes for both vulnerable people and the wider community. In 2015 this approach resulted in over 80 people who were sleeping rough accessing appropriate accommodation with support.
