Kids 'living in abject poverty' amid NT housing crisis

A lack of new housing on Aboriginal homelands is leaving many people living in poverty. (Marianna Massey/AAP PHOTOS)

Children are living in abject poverty amid an Aboriginal housing crisis following years of neglect, a conference has been told.

The crisis in the Northern Territory was largely centred on remote communities, driven by severe household overcrowding and high rates of rough sleeping, Aboriginal Housing NT chair Alan Mole said.