This has risen to an estimated £4.7bn in the financial year 2023/24. The number of asylum seekers in receipt of support has gone from 51,000 in 2019/20 to 114,000 this year, the report found.

They had housing ready shortly, maybe even that day, but with dangerous heat expected that day, the outreach worker didn't want them outside any longer than necessary, they said.

The DOB reported the state will spend nearly $2 billion on the migrant crisis by next April – adding $358 million in spending on top of the crisis’ current $1.5 billion tab. (AP Photo/Eric Gay ...

June 12, 2025 Shane Wright Housing affordability Average Australian home value passes record $1 million ...