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City of Kingston946.68 KB LC LSIC Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria Submission 345 Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria Ms Bianca Coughlan Organisation Name:City of Kingston Your position or role: Principal Strategic Planner SURVEY QUESTIONS Drag the statements below to reorder them. In order of priority, please rank the themes you believe are most important for this inquiry into homelessness to consider:: Rough sleeping,Services,Public housing,Indigenous people,Family violence,Housing affordability,Mental health,Employment What best describes your interest in our Inquiry? (select all that apply) : Other (please describe) Local Government Are there any additional themes we should consider? YOUR SUBMISSION Submission: Do you have any additional comments or suggestions?: FILE ATTACHMENTS File1: 5e8157d37734f-Homelessness Enquiry Submission - City of Kingston.pdf File2: File3: Signature: Bianca Coughlan 1 of 16 LC LSIC Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria Submission 345 Kingston City Council Officers Response Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria Legal and Social Issues Committee, Parliament of Victoria January 2020 https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/lsic-lc/inquiries/inquiry/976 2 of 16 1 LC LSIC Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria Submission 345 Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Definitions ............................................................................................................................................... 3 Complexities of homelessness in Kingston ............................................................................................. 4 Scale of the housing issue in Kingston .................................................................................................... 6 Services operating in Kingston ................................................................................................................ 7 Anecdotal impacts of homelessness on services in Kingston ................................................................. 9 Experiences of people who are homeless ............................................................................................ 11 Issues of existing policies, practices or programs ................................................................................. 12 Potential improvements ....................................................................................................................... 14 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................. 14 References ............................................................................................................................................ 15 3 of 16 2 LC LSIC Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria Submission 345 Introduction The City of Kingston is located in the middle and outer suburbs of Melbourne, approximately 20km south of the Melbourne CBD, surrounded by the suburbs of Bayside, Monash, Glen Eira, Greater Dandenong and Frankston. Kingston is a diverse community with a current estimated resident population of 163,430 spanning a wide range of ages, household types and cultures. Our community is constantly growing and by 2036 the population is expected to reach 185,000 living in an anticipated 77,300 dwellings. The City encompasses a total land area of 91 km² of residential and industrial areas which includes substantial areas of open space. The Kingston community confronts the same challenges as most others across the Melbourne metropolitan region: escalating housing costs relative to incomes resulting in increased levels of rental stress, mortgage stress, displacement and homelessness. Kingston City Council is committed to increasing the availability of affordable housing within its municipality and has actively participated in affordable housing discussions at a metropolitan level through various forums, including the City of Melbourne’s Inter Council Forum on Affordable Housing. Kingston City Council has prepared a response to the Parliamentary Inquiry terms of reference to: 1. Provide an independent analysis of the changing scale and nature of homelessness across Victoria; 2. Investigate the many social, economic and policy factors that impact on homelessness; and 3. Identify policies and practices from all levels of government that have a bearing on delivering services to the homeless. This response has been drafted by Council officers based on evidence of the extent and complexities of housing issues within this municipality; experiences of people who have been homeless within the municipality; and anecdotal evidence of the registered housing agencies and homeless support services operating in this area. Definitions Homelessness For the purpose of this submission we define homeless persons as ‘those recorded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) across homeless operational groups’. Operational groups include persons living in improvised dwellings, tents or sleeping out, as well as those in supported accommodation; temporarily staying with other households; living in boarding houses; persons in temporary lodgings; and persons living in severely crowded dwellings (ABS, 2018). Based on this definition, there were approximately 444 persons recorded across homeless operational groups in Kingston on Census night in 2016. 4 of 16 3 LC LSIC Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria Submission 345 Affordable housing Kingston uses a specific definition of affordable housing that is commonly used in Australia that is ‘housing that is available to very low and low-income households, to rent or own for less than 30 per cent of the household's income’1. This definition is referred to as the ‘30:40 rule’ as very low and low-income households are the lowest 40 per cent of households based on income. Social housing We define social housing as a subset of affordable housing. It typically refers to housing that is owned by government or a not-for-profit organisation (Housing Associations or Housing Providers which are collectively referred to as ‘Registered Housing Agencies’) and made available at affordable rents for eligible households. Social housing is an umbrella term that includes both public housing and community housing. Its provision usually involves some degree of subsidy. Complexities of homelessness in Kingston The following complexities are based on the experiences or observations of Council staff in their day to day work. Private rental housing Homelessness is rising in areas with a shortage of affordable private rental housing and higher median rents. This rise is most acute in capital city areas, specifically, Sydney, Hobart and Melbourne. The area supply of affordable private rental housing is statistically significantly associated with the variation in homelessness rates nationally, in capital cities and regional areas. Overcrowding accounts for a large part of this variation across areas after controlling for other area- based attributes. Mental health Mental health is intrinsically interwoven within the homelessness landscape and is a necessary factor in addressing homelessness on both broad and individualised planning levels. There is a large diversity of mental health issues in the area of homelessness. For example, people experiencing homelessness for the first time due to family violence or eviction from private rental will usually experience poor mental health as their journey of homelessness unfolds. People experiencing homelessness often carry these psychological effects with them even after their period of homelessness ends. At the other end of the scale, someone who has lived with a significant psychiatric illness for most of their lives may attribute the acute stages of their illness as the reason for their long-term chronic homelessness. These two scenarios highlight that access to both community mental health services and psychiatric services are vital to a person overcoming their situational homelessness or addressing chronic homelessness. National Disability Insurance Scheme In recent years the transitioning of community mental health outreach services to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been a factor for people experiencing homelessness. Participants in programs like Personal Helpers and Mentors services (PHaMs) and Partners in Recovery (PIR) were completely cut off in the Southern Metropolitan Region during the rollout of the NDIS which is still having a significant impact on the capacity of many clients being able to address their homelessness with appropriate support. 1 There is some debate as to whether the 30% should be applied to gross income, net income (i.e. after tax), or equivalised income. The former is the easiest to measure using Census data, although doing so ignores the differential impact of income taxes on different household types with similar gross incomes. 5 of 16 4 LC LSIC Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria Submission 345 Misconceptions about what the NDIS can do for people experiencing homelessness with a disability keep many people on a plateau without housing whilst waiting for a perceived solution through this new funding model. There is still much confusion amongst this cohort, even 2 years on, around what the NDIS is and what services it will provide. Women Family violence and age-related issues has resulted in more women experiencing (or at risk of) homelessness recently. A growing number
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