Sky News Australia | 230000 seek help as housing affordability bites Sydney Morning Herald Almost a quarter of a million Australians - or one in 98 people - requested help from welfare agencies because they were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, according to figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released on ... Homeless women, young people most in need Landmark homelessness report from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare More funding for homeless is working: Govt |