Background

The draft Homelessness Strategy proposed new activities and responses to support homelessness prevention and early intervention through a community development approach: That is, linking people to support services while improving social connections and increasing community capacity.

The City of Adelaide believes that safe and affordable housing is a human right. The draft Homelessness Strategy outlined four goals:

(1) Housing – People have a place to call home.

(2) Closing the Gap – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People have equitable outcomes.

(3) Safety and support – People are safe.

(4) Wellbeing and connection – People are well and living connected lives.

The purpose of the stakeholder and community consultation was to seek feedback on City of Adelaide's draft Homelessness Strategy Everyone’s Business.

The consultation asked for feedback on:

• The proposed strategy, including whether the issues raised through targeted consultation have been accurately captured
• Council’s proposed role in homelessness as outlined in the Strategy
• How Council can implement the Strategy in partnership with the specialist homelessness services and other stakeholders.