Senate debates

Tuesday, 3 February 2026

Questions without Notice

Housing

2:34 pm

Photo of David PocockDavid Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, the ACT is the only jurisdiction not to have a dedicated youth homelessness shelter. In 2024-25, 392 young Canberrans came to homelessness services in need of long-term housing, and only 28 were provided with housing. How can the government afford to subsidise someone's seventh investment property but can't afford to house a 15-year-old with nowhere else safe to go?

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