“He said the number of people "living in impoverished dwellings or people living on the street" has fallen from 8,946 to 8,200 over a 15-year period to 2016.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Howarth's claim that the number of people "living in impoverished dwellings or people living on the street" has fallen from 8,946 to 8,200 is cherrypicking. His decision to cite figures for rough sleepers over 15 years, ignores a sharp rebound in rough sleeping numbers in the most recent five years to 2016.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Luke Howarth (Assistant Minister for Community Housing, Homelessness and Community Services) made this claim around 9 July 2019. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 15 July 2019, 6 days later. Its rating was “Cherrypicking”.
Where the claim appeared
- abc.net.auhttps://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/assistant-homelessness-minister-l…
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This check was done by RMIT ABC Fact Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.