Ms Carly Bailey:

The issue differentiating the private and public services is the lack of information. That is it in a nutshell. The transparency is not there. We are not entirely sure who is doing what, when and how. That data has to be made available to be able to make an assessment on this. There is not enough data on why people are falling into homelessness in the first place, or it is very vague and does not detail what is family breakdown, what it looks like, why people are in this situation, why they are finding it difficult to exit and, more importantly, what is happening with children in these situations. Depending on which of the services is being provided, questions arise concerning whether it is near to home, to support networks of schools, etc. None of these aspects are being looked at or considered here. It is basically a case of where a service is available and what is open, and then in goes the child. We do not believe this is the right approach.