I am deeply concerned about the significant increase in the number of people sleeping rough in Coffs Harbour according to the 2024 street count figures.
Under the watch of the Minns Labor Government the number of people sleeping rough in our community has surged to 147, an increase of almost 80 per cent since February 2023.
Despite this exponential growth the only action the Minister for Homelessness and Mental Health has taken is to cancel a social and affordable housing project – Argyll Estate.
As winter approaches, the Minns Labor Government has turned its back on the growing homelessness crisis, leaving some of our community’s most vulnerable members out in the cold.
I am urging the Minns Labor Government to take real action and provide critical funding to our already stretched homelessness support services to help get people off the streets.
To view the 2024 NSW street count results, visit www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/housing-reforms/homelessness/street-count
