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Andrew Brown and Emily Verdouw

Housing plea as millions more at risk of being homeless

More people are being squeezed out of the rental market and are at risk of homelessness. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)

A sharp increase in the number of Australians facing homelessness has prompted calls to increase the amount of social housing available for the vulnerable.

The number of people at risk of homelessness increased by 63 per cent to three million people, with many frontline services unable to meet demand, a report by Homelessness Australia found.

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