Homeless services buckling under pressure as Queensland's housing crisis deepens

Steve Purcell fears Goodna Street Life, an independent charity west of Brisbane, won't survive this year.  (Supplied)

Homeless services are buckling under pressure to counter Queensland's spiralling housing crisis, with some fearing they won't last out the year.

The number of people homeless in the Sunshine State has jumped 22 per cent in the past five years, according to a report released this week.