Despite their selfless service to country, veterans are struggling to place a roof over their heads with homelessness rates rising across Australia. 9News
For many, transitioning back into civilian life can be the biggest obstacle and leaders are now calling for more to be done."If the veteran can't get work, it can lead to financial difficulties; this can affect the household and result in relationship problems," Vasey RSL Care Executive General Manager Chris Gray told"If the family breaks up, the veteran can find themselves staying on a mate's couch or even sleeping in their car.
"The next day I was a civilian. All I had was a paper saying discharge certificate. And that was it," he said.READ MORE: VaseyRSL are a critical source of information for leaving when leaving the ADF, who are not only in-need of emergency housing but, equally, assistance in returning to civilian life.
"We are going to put the roof over their head, get them off the street and then assist them with everything they need to get to a stage where they can live independently."The former Army Private suffers from severe PTSD and said the exiting process from the military needs to be reformed. The Albanese Government says it's committing millions to fund specialist services for veterans and families but the opposition is standing in the way.
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