how much money does the australian government spend on homelessness?
As of 30 June 2017, there were 395,691 public housing households and 417,736 social housing dwellings across Australia. A total of $4.7 billion was spent, on social housing ($3.9 billion) and homelessness services ($800 million). The Australian Government share of this expenditure was $1.7 billion in 2016-17.