Tasmania's homeless will be moved into pre-fabricated units at homelessness shelters and housed in hotels, hostels and caravan parks, under a plan announced by the State Government.

Key points: Hotel operators will be offered incentives to house people over winter

Hotel operators will be offered incentives to house people over winter The proposals will be taken to Cabinet next week

The proposals will be taken to Cabinet next week Stakeholders say money is needed to fund the plan

Housing Minister Roger Jaensch announced the plan to address the housing crisis after an emergency meeting on Friday afternoon.

The proposal includes paying tourism operators more money to take on people experiencing housing stress, for months at a time.

"We already do it, we need more of that and so we are confident the hospitality and accommodation sector will come to the party if we've got the right deal in place," Mr Jaensch said.

Mr Jaensch would not say how much extra the Government was willing to pay.

The Government is also willing to adopt some of Speaker Sue Hickey's proposals to house homeless people in shipping containers.

However, instead of building a village at green-field sites he wants to put them on the sites of existing homeless shelters.

Roger Jaensch will brief cabinet on the ideas next Tuesday. ( ABC News )

"It's a different way of doing the same thing, rather than building a village and bringing the services to it, extend the villages where the services already are," the minister said.

"What we aim to do is immediately secure more emergency housing stock across the state."

Mr Jaensch would not reveal how much money the proposals would cost but said he would take the ideas to Cabinet on Tuesday.

"We share a sense of urgency to deal with this issue, and we've broadly agreed on a plan to go forward that we can put in place straight away," he said.

Anglicare says extra funding is crucial

Stakeholders say while there was goodwill at the meeting, what they need is good money to fund the proposals.

"I think what we need to make sure is that the Government are able to provide the funds that those of us who work in the community sector will need to ensure people have the beds," head of Anglicare Chris Jones said.

"What we need to make sure of is that extra spending that's required comes next week.

"I'm hoping that Cabinet, when it meets next week, signs off on it, and the money will flow so that we can make sure that people will have safe, warm beds."

Hotels and hostels will be used while more permanent solutions are found. ( ABC News: Giulio Saggin )

Using tourism sector 'not new'

Luke Martin from the Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania described the plan as "pragmatic" but "not new."

"The Government has regularly paid for people to be housed in visitor accommodation over winter months," Mr Martin said.

"There will be some operators who will really embrace it I hope and see it as an opportunity to do something right by the community as well as obviously make some money and there will be some operators it's not suited for.

"It's obviously a short-term solution over the winter months."

Labor spokesperson Alison Standen said while her party supported the proposals, there was scepticism about the timeframe.

"Unfortunately there was no detail about the timeframe for that and, in particular, we know this is a time of high demand, so I am not satisfied there will be anything changing in the next week to month," she said.

"Immediate action is needed, we know that there are people sleeping rough, in the cold."

It is estimated 1,600 Tasmanians are sleeping rough each night.