Women experiencing homelessness in Sydney will have access to pop-up temporary accommodation, as Uniting Care repurposed one of their disused aged care homes to provide housing for older women.
Uniting’s director of property and housing said the project will provide 30 rooms, with second-hand furnishings provided by a major hotel chain who were refurbishing their premises.
Liz Yeo, chief executive of Newtown Neighbourhood Centre said housing options were often male-dominated, unsafe boarding houses, and that innovative solutions like the pop-up shelter would be required as the homelessness crisis worsens.