Rough sleeping is on the rise. Is your local council ready to respond?

No matter where you live in Australia, homelessness is getting worse.But it's a particular form of homelessness that's putting pressure on local councils to address the issue.Since, COVID, there's been a 39 per cent increase in the number of people sleeping rough. When housed residents see this in their local parks, public squares or bus shelters, they call council to report it.But of all the levels of government, it's this local layer that it is least equipped to respond. New research has shown the pressures councils are under to address homelessness, and how some are stepping up to the challenge.