In our city, we are facing a housing and homelessness crisis, a situation mirrored across Australia and the world. Visible homelessness, people sleeping rough on the streets, is just the tip of the iceberg in our homelessness crisis. Many more women, children and families are part of the hidden problem – sleeping in their cars, on other people’s couches and in severely overcrowded or temporary accommodation.

The City of Melbourne created Homes Melbourne in response to the housing and homelessness crisis, to reduce homelessness and increase safe, secure, and affordable housing in our city.

Homes Melbourne is delivering on our Affordable Housing Strategy and is developing a draft Homelessness Strategy. Public consultation occurred in February and March 2024.

Feedback we heard during this time has been used to inform the final Homelessness Strategy 2024-2030, endorsed by Future Melbourne Committee on 6 August 2024.

Community consultation

Feedback we heard on the Draft Homelessness Strategy 2024-2030.

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Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    Draft Strategy research

    2023

  • Timeline item 2 - complete

    Community engagement

    21 February to 7 April 2024

  • Timeline item 3 - complete

    Final strategy endorsed by council

    August 2024

Read the Draft Homelessness Strategy

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