On Aug. 10, Daily Telegraph reported that the new state`s student dormitory was overcrowded, with a dormitory bed of eight people, and government promised to address the problem.
The state government sees the problem as a new form of "homelessness."
The problem is particularly acute in central Sydney and Parramatta, doubling over the past five years, the worst of which are Haymarket,Chippendale and Broadway.
Figure sources: gumtree.com.au
For example, a dormitory in the center of the city has as many as eight beds. Government thinks the actual situation may be worse.
About 16,000 people are now "homeless" in the new era, more than half of whom are Asian and 1/5 are college students.
The picture shows the interior of a dormitory in Pyrmont
"the number of people suffering from this problem has more than tripled since 2001," Pru said. I think living in such a small and crowded space is not good for physical and mental health. "
"but these people don`t usually realize they`re homeless, so we need to know how to help them with the status of change."
The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines "severe congestion" as living in a room greater than or equal to four beds.
About 45% of the people in the new state live in worse conditions than "severe congestion"-overcrowding.
For the first time, the Social Housing minister (Social Housing) Pru Goward will hold the new state`s first minister-level round table on the issue, which will be held in September, bringing together experts and some "homeless" to find solutions.
The government pledged A $1 billion over the next four years to alleviate the problem, with a focus on early intervention.
