No Home to Go To. Homeless people falling through gaping holes in Covid19 responses.

Earth Matters · Apr 19, 2020

As the Covid19 virus proliferates humans watch in horror at how nature can disrupt and destroy our lives. While those with a place to live retreat to their homes the most vulnerable have no home to go to. Some money has come from the government for rough sleepers to stay in hotels but this response is patchy and thousands of people who are not eligible for Centrelink or other government payments are falling through gaping holes in the system. They are left vulnerable to the virus and even harder circumstances as many homeless people's services, providing food, clothes, and showers, shut down…