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Concerns for children having to grow up in emergency accommodation.Our newsroom has revealed the Government has spent over $1 billion on emergency housing since 2017.However, the waiting list continues to grow upwards of 27,000 people, with 8000 households currently living in temporary accommodation.Monte Cecilia Trust Chief Executive Bernie Smith told Heather du Plessis-Allan the children are being traumatised at various levels.“Everything’s temporary, these children are disconnected, they’ve got parents who are stressed – that’s impacting children. We’re gonna see this play out in our mental health system.”LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.