More South Australia’s are struggling to put a roof over their head – with the state’s housing crisis labelled ‘the worst in a generation’
Currently 14 000 remain on the public housing waitlists and over 8000 are sleeping rough.
Ahead of state election Labor says they are on track to deliver 1000 new public homes in their first term, and a further $6 million for homelessness services.
Image: Source – Pexel – Break Media
Produced By: Sam Georgiou, Emma Wotzke, and Noah Secomb
Featured In Story: Kyam Maher – South Australian Deputy Premier , Anne Marie Anderson – Single mother and Uni student, and James Hall – Senior Advisor at the Australian Council of Social Service
First aired on The Wire, Thursday 19 March 2026