This is Part 7 in our podcast series exploring homelessness in Australia and the legal issues people experience when they are homeless or at risk of homelessness. During this series we will be speaking to people from different services providing support and legal advice to those experiencing homelessness and to people with lived experience of homelessness.

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this episode was made and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

In this 7th episode, Bridget from the Community Legal Education Branch speaks with Denise and Lowanna who work in Legal Aid NSW’s Aboriginal Women Leaving Custody project. Denise and Lowanna work with women in correctional centres who are at risk of homelessness when they are in custody or preparing to leave custody.

There is useful information in this episode about how community workers can support people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Use the links below to find out more information about what we talked about in this episode.

The Legal Aid NSW contact number in prison is #2 on the prisoner CADL phone.

Department of Communities and Justice housing policies:

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/eligibility/social-housing

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/applying-assistance/applying

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/policies/social-housing-eligibility-allocations-policy-supplement/chapters/urgent-housing-needs

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/policies/social-housing-eligibility-allocations-policy-supplement/chapters/housing-evidence

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/community-housing-policies/transitional-plus

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/aboriginal-housing/overview

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/ways/are-you-homeless/together-home

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/applying-assistance/waiting-times

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/ways/domestic-family-violence

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Music: Warm Romance Sunset by Bobby Cole

Please send questions, comments and feedback to cle@legalaid.nsw.gov.au

This is Part 6 in our podcast series exploring homelessness in Australia and the legal issues people experience when they are homeless or at risk of homelessness. During this series we will be speaking to people from different services providing support and legal advice to those experiencing homelessness and to people with lived experience of homelessness.

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this episode was made and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

In this 6th episode, Bridget from the Community Legal Education Branch speaks to Olivia who works in Legal Aid NSW’s homeless outreach service. Olivia works with many clients who are at risk of homelessness when they are going into custody or when leaving custody.

There is useful information in this episode about how community workers can support people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Use the links below to find out more information about what we talked about in this episode.

Department of Communities and Justice housing policies:

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/eligibility/social-housing

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/applying-assistance/applying

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/policies/social-housing-eligibility-allocations-policy-supplement/chapters/urgent-housing-needs

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/policies/social-housing-eligibility-allocations-policy-supplement/chapters/housing-evidence

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/community-housing-policies/transitional-plus

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/aboriginal-housing/overview

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/ways/are-you-homeless/together-home

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/applying-assistance/waiting-times

https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/ways/domestic-family-violence

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Music: Warm Romance Sunset by Bobby Cole

Please send questions, comments and feedback to cle@legalaid.nsw.gov.au

In this episode, Legal Aid NSW family lawyers Sarah and Claudia will explain what’s new in Care and Protection in NSW including:

• Reforms that started on 15 November 2023 around ‘active efforts’ that need to be made by DCJ
• Changes that started in November 2022 around presumptions to remove children
• Changes to early intervention and early referral to legal advice through the Legal Assistance for Families Partnership Agreement (LAFPA)
• The Families is Culture report that led to the reforms.

Here are the links mentioned in the podcast:

Care and protection (nsw.gov.au)

LAFPA (nsw.gov.au)

Publications and resources (nsw.gov.au)

For legal help, please contact:

Legal Aid NSW | Home

Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (alsnswact.org.au) Transcript:

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