Marion Bennett

Standing up for people in need, fighting to end homelessness, working at Mission Australia (but views are my own).

[Dr Alice Clark @DrAliceClark]

I get cranky when people say sleeping on the street is a "choice". It is NEVER a choice to lie on the freezing ground, be a victim of violent assault & die 30 years earlier than everyone else. It means there is a lack of appropriate, safe, affordable housing options & support

[ABC News @abcnews]

Aged care coronavirus outbreaks highlight need to stop 'warehousing' people, COTA says https://t.co/i6Fp2bDZlH

[Everybody's Home @_EverybodysHome]

“Right now the median rent for a one bedroom unit in Sydney is $450 a week. Even with $70 in Commonwealth Rent Assistance a job seeker will receive a total payment of $478 a week – which leaves $28 a week to live on.” Kate Colvin #EverybodysHome

[Wendy Hayhurst @WendyHayhurst]

Housing is productive infrastructure - & a SHARP program to build new social housing would create jobs and provide much needed housing @CHIA_NSW @HomelessnessNSW @shelternsw @_NCOSS_ https://t.co/e2UVQQ9geS via @smh

[Wendy Hayhurst @WendyHayhurst]

What’s wrong with the Australian housing system and how it can be fixed. Read now @CHIA_News https://t.co/WqBhpuLB0Q via @ConversationEDU

[Homelessness NSW @HomelessnessNSW]

Thanks to all the homelessness services assisting with the counts - on top of supporting clients. Let’s hope that the collated data results in investment in social housing and support in this year’s budget so we can meet the halving rough sleeping target. https://t.co/bszzeIZBN8

[Wendy Hayhurst @WendyHayhurst]

The housing alarm bell is ringing. The good news is when we wake up there are solutions @UNSWCityFutures @AHURI_Research @NationalShelter @_EverybodysHome https://t.co/mQ4WLKMPuv via @smh

[Kate Colvin @ColvinKate]

‘We're half a pay away from being homeless': Rent chews up 65 per cent of Kate's income

The rental market just isn’t working for low income households. That’s why we need a lot more low cost rentals - like #socialhousing to meet demand.
#EverybodysHome https://t.co/phxka1tKyA

[Everybody's Home @_EverybodysHome]

For older women, sickness, separation, a life time of disrupted earnings can all quickly lead to #homelessness

More #socialhousing can provide the safety net we need

#auspol #EverybodysHome
@MissionAust @HAAGHomeAtLast @Social_Ventures https://t.co/RxBkQtcrP3

[ACOSS @ACOSS]

We’ve updated our call to #RaisetheRate of #Newstart to $95 per week in our Federal Budget Submission, recognising that in 2020, no one can get by on $40 a day. Media release and Budget Submission: https://t.co/UIXsshnlVe
Join the campaign: https://t.co/NFq5Bjb54H
#auspol

[Edwina Throsby @edwinat]

After our apocalyptic summer I'm super proud to be presenting this community event - we need a place to come and discuss it all. Sydney folk, register to come. It's free, and we can't let this moment pass. https://t.co/HUWaA9seaR

[Council to Homeless Persons @CHPVic]

'When you’ve got 80,000 Victorians waiting for social housing, and more than 200,000 people around the country looking for emergency short-term accommodation, that’s the issue we need to address now and into the future'.

CHP's CEO Jenny Smith on the #bushfire and #homelessness

[Council to Homeless Persons @CHPVic]

New @AHURI_Research says 90 per cent of lower income households are paying unaffordable rent in the private market – putting thousands of tenants at risk of #homelessness.

We need more investment into housing to provide affordable options and to help #endhomelessness.

[Marion Bennett @MarionBennett_]

@margaretthrosby I miss your voiceon tv and radio... And LOVE those shoulder pads!

[Kate Colvin @ColvinKate]

Beds in car parks is just completely crap.
These are people. And a car park is dirty, brightly lit and dehumanising. Like @cameronparsell says - How’s about we build actual housing! #EverybodysHome https://t.co/56zTPFUyT2

[Wendy Hayhurst @WendyHayhurst]

Nearly half low income renters paying unaffordable rents spend at least 5 years doing so. Expanding the supply of social & affordable housing is key to solving the problem @NationalShelter @CHIA_News @_EverybodysHome @UNSWCityFutures https://t.co/BVLZgdVhLw via @ConversationEDU

[Mission Australia @MissionAust]

New @MissionAust & @blackdoginst report: Considerably more young people in Aust are experiencing psychological distress than 7 years ago. 1 in 4 #youngpeople experiencing #mentalhealth challenges. Read more on report recommendations: https://t.co/VT6AsQyjFA

[Ross Gittins @1RossGittins]

One of our less-recognised problems: we're short on empathy https://t.co/NQGx0823IS #ausecon #ausbiz #auspol @theage @smh

[Council to Homeless Persons @CHPVic]

MEDIA RELEASE:
Blankets and shelters won’t end #homelessness, focus must turn to prevention, warns Canadian expert: https://t.co/p74mSAk2eW #VHC2019 #endhomelessness #APW2019 #Newstart

[Marion Bennett @MarionBennett_]

Support, not punishment, is key to helping people who face drug or alcohol addiction. https://t.co/UrmuSQSjAQ