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Rachael Ward

More women experiencing homelessness

A new report shows many homeless women are not picked up in census data (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The number of homeless women over 55 is expected to double in less than a decade, with new analysis showing far more are experiencing homelessness than originally thought.

Progressive think tank Per Capita found that without meaningful intervention more than 15,000 older women will become homeless by 2031.

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