MidWest Simon is urging the government not to forget middle income earners who are now at risk of homelessness due to the rising cost of living.
The homeless charity is branding the exclusion of households who are marginally over the social welfare threshold from accessing supports as ‘draconian’.
The organisation is concerned that homelessness will increase in 2023 when the moratorium on evictions is lifted.
CEO of MidWest Simon, Jackie Bonfield, is calling on the state to re-evaluate who they perceive to be at risk.
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