Housing 70,000 homeless in NSW needs $2b

Homelessness shouldn't be tolerated in a prosperous state like NSW, an advocacy group says. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Thousands of people in NSW are becoming homeless as the rental market becomes more unaffordable, but a new campaign aims to put a roof over everyone's head.

Peak body Homelessness NSW is calling on state and federal governments to inject $2 billion into the sector to house the more than 70,000 people sleeping rough across the state every night.