Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage is the major report which aims to understand disadvantage based on the actual living standards and experiences of people in poverty.  The research has been carried out jointly by the Social Policy Research Centre and a number of community services organisations including Mission Australia. View PDF

Mission Australia believes all Australians should be able to live in a safe, secure and affordable home and is committed to eliminating homelessness in Australia. We recognise that people become homeless due to a range of issues including unemployment, poverty, mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse and family breakdown.

These are issues that can affect any one of us unexpectedly and leave us in need of assistance. Our primary focus is on preventing homelessness from occurring by providing, financial counselling, family and individual support, mental health support and employment and training assistance to help keep people in their homes. However, when homelessness does occur, we work to satisfy immediate needs with crisis and transitional accommodation and work to address the underlying causes to help prevent people from becoming trapped in a long-term cycle.

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Mission Australia welcomes groundbreaking youth homelessness report
8 April, 2008
Mission Australia has welcomed the National Youth Commission’s report into youth homelessness and supported its call for establishing a National Homelessness Strategy along with a range of other measures to tackle the problem. More ...

Adelaide's heatwave hits the homeless
14 March 2008
Adelaide's drastic heatwave is exacerbating the plight of homeless people, with many vulnerable people suffering heatstroke, dehydration and other physical and emotional distress, according to leading community service group Mission Australia. More...

Affordable housing
02 November 2007
Leading community services group Mission Australia says concerns about homelessness and housing affordability are not confined to cities, but are urgent issues also in booming rural and regional areas such as the Iron Triangle. More…