Housing need and provision for recently arrived refugees in Australia
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• There are different housing pathways for Permanent Protection Visa (PPV) and Temporary Protection Visa (TPV) holders. PPV holders are typically sponsored into and remain in the private rental market, typically moving three times within the f irst year. TPV holders are slightly more mobile, moving four times within 12 months of release from detention. They typically spend their first night post detention in a hotel, motel or backpacker hostel, with subsequent moves into the private rental sector, and stay with friends, relatives or community members.
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