| Border: | parliamentary |
| Minister: | not_prime |
| Post: | Minister for Homelessness |
| Insignia: | Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Commonwealth Coat of Arms |
| Flag: | Flag of Australia (converted).svg |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Australia |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Incumbent: | Clare O'Neil |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Appointer: | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
| Inaugural: | Mark Arbib |
| Department: | Department of Social Services |
The Minister for Homelessness is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Clare O'Neil since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry.
In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Social Services.
The ministry has been the outer ministry since it was first created in 2010. It was elevated to the cabinet during the Albanese ministry.
Between 2010 and 2013 and since 2020, the minister appointed to the position is also appointed the Minister for Housing.
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Homelessness, or any of its precedent titles:[1]
| width=5 | Order | width=150 | Minister | width=120 colspan=2 | Party | width=105 | Prime Minister | width=250 | Title | width=150 | Term start | width=150 | Term end | width=130 | Term in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Mark Arbib | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness | align=center | align=center | align=right | |||||||
| align=center | 2 | Robert McClelland | Minister for Homelessness | align=center | align=center | align=right | |||||||||
| align=center | 3 | Brendan O'Connor | align=center | align=center | align=right | ||||||||||
| align=center | 4 | Mark Butler | Minister for Housing and Homelessness | align=center | align=center | align=right | |||||||||
| align=center | 5 | Julie Collins | Rudd | align=center | align=center | align=right | |||||||||
| align=center | 6 | Michael Sukkar | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing | align=center | align=center | align=right | |||||||
| align=center | (5) | Julie Collins | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Homelessness | align=center | align=center | align=right | |||||||
| align=center | 7 | Clare O'Neil | align=center | align=center | Incumbent | align=right |
The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Ministers for Homelessness, or any of its precedent titles:[2]
| width=5 | Order | width=150 | Minister | width=120 colspan=2 | Party | width=105 | Prime Minister | width=250 | Title | width=150 | Term start | width=150 | Term end | width=130 | Term in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Melissa Parke | Labor | Gillard | Parliamentary Secretary for Homelessness and Social Housing | align=center | align=center | align=right | |||||||
| 2 | Doug Cameron | Rudd | align=center | align=center | align=right | ||||||||||
| align=center | 3 | Luke Howarth | Liberal National | Morrison | Assistant Minister for Community Housing, Homelessness and Community Services | align=center | align=center | align=right |