The government needs to do more to combat homelessness, says an Auckland council committee, after outreach teams recorded a 90 percent increase in people sleeping rough since September.<\/p>\n
Outreach providers in the city say they are now dealing with 809 rough sleepers.<\/p>\n
The Community Committee voted this afternoon to write to the government, asking it to engage with frontline agencies to understand and respond to the drivers for all homeless people.<\/p>\n
This included using data provided by sector organisations working on the ground, alongside the 2023 census data.<\/p>\n
Committee chair and councillor Angela Dalton told Checkpoint that homelessness has reached crisis point in the city and is likely still rising.<\/p>\n
“It is a crisis in Auckland and if it has risen by 90 from September till May 2025, we’re in July, I doubt very much those numbers would have decreased, they would have increased,” Dalton said.<\/p>\n
“We need a shift in policy change, we need understanding and a bit of compassion would help, to understand why our people are homeless and how we can provide them with a roof over their heads.”<\/p>\n
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