On 18 May 2026, Yfoundations hosted a sector consultation on Homes NSW's Discussion Paper for the Child and Youth Homelessness Action Plan, with Homelessness NSW and Domestic Violence NSW (DVNSW) facilitating break-out rooms. Seventy-two individuals attended, representing organisations from across the homelessness, youth, and domestic and family violence sectors in NSW.

Participants considered the discussion paper in the broader context of what is needed to create a service system better placed to address child and youth homelessness, before considering in further detail the specific areas and priorities for shifting the system, identified in the paper.

This submission reflects the higher-level feedback from the sector about what is needed from the Action Plan, making a range of recommendations regarding the principles that underpin the Plan, and actions and priorities under the specific areas identified in the discussion paper. It has been prepared collaboratively by Yfoundations, Homelessness NSW and DVNSW, and consolidates the collective wisdom of the sector.