The nationwide housing crisis is almost a constant in the media but what is happening in Ipswich? One local organisation at the front line reveals the current homeless situation with a staggering increase of more than 1,000 per cent since the onset of Covid. While this increase was temporary the on-going increase is in the range of 650 per cent. Ipswich-based inCommunity Inc CEO Paul Tommasini joins the show to explain more.
Published: 24 June 2022.
Music: www.purple-planet.com
Image: inCommunity Inc CEO Paul Tommasini (supplied)
inCommunity Inc: https://incommunity.com.au/
Crisis accommodation: https://incommunity.com.au/crisis/
Beddown: https://incommunity.com.au/beddown/
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