NSW Government spends $2.3 million on hotels for Wagga homeless

Key points

• The NSW Government has spent $2,356,044 on hotel and motel accommodation for homeless people in Wagga Wagga since January 2025, according to figures obtained by Greens MP Amanda Cohn. Homes NSW paid an average of $161 a night, with the highest rate reaching $290.
• Housing Minister Rose Jackson told a parliamentary hearing there was nowhere else in Wagga for people to stay.
• Local advocates say a serviced temporary camp at Wiradjuri Reserve was proposed, but neither the state government nor Wagga City Council has adopted it.