Brisbane news live: Greens’ billion-dollar plan to end homelessness

The Greens will today launch a plan to “end homelessness”, saying they can offer access to permanent homes and wrap-around support services to all 37,800 people experiencing chronic homelessness across Australia.

Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather said his $5.2 billion plan included 50,000 supportive tenancies over four years – 20,000 of them for at-risk youths – and construction of 40 supportive accommodation buildings.

Another $7.5 billion would be spent doubling federal funding to states and territories for homelessness services and public and community housing.

It would be funded by taxing big corporations, including banks.

“Instead of requiring people to get their lives together to prove they are worthy of a home, the Greens plan to end homelessness says everyone deserves a secure place to call home, and provides rough sleepers with permanent housing and the wrap-around support services they need to actually stay there long-term,” Chandler-Mather said.

Last week, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner announced Brisbane’s rough sleepers would be given 24 hours to move on – with empty tents removed from parks – as he claimed all had rejected offers of accommodation.

Schrinner was heckled in Tuesday afternoon’s council meeting, with one person in the public gallery calling out: “You’re a joke.”