LANDLORDS may no longer be able to evict their tenants without good reason under possible Rudd Government laws designed to address homelessness.
The Government is also considering funding security items including deadlocks and house alarms, to better protect women and children from abusive husbands and fathers.
The Government's white paper on homelessness, The Road Home, pledged $1.2billion from state, territory and federal governments over four years to build new housing and increase prevention services. Launching the report yesterday, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said it was time for a ``decent solution'' to homelessness.
``There are currently 105,000 homeless people in Australia, of whom around 16,000 sleep rough,'' Mr Rudd said. ``As a nation we can do a lot better.''
Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull, who pledged to work with the Government to tackle the problem, said yesterday keeping Australians in work was the best defence to homelessness.
One way the Government will address homelessness is by reviewing the impact of some state and territory laws that allow landlords to terminate tenancy agreements ``without grounds''.
``As a result, a tenant may be legally given notice and forced to leave their rented home through no fault of their own,'' the report says. ``In such a circumstance, people become homeless if they are unable to find other housing that is suitable or affordable.''
To prevent them from being forced on to the street, women and children domestic violence victims will receive more support to remain safely at home.
The report said funds could be set aside ``to stabilise housing or increase home security for women and children, for example by installing deadlocks, screen doors, security lighting and home alarms, or by providing short-term rental subsidies or mortgage top-ups''.
The Government, through Centrelink, will also make weekly payments available to those who have trouble budgeting their fortnightly income support payments. This includes homeless people.
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