Housing Crisis Worse
Anglicare’s 2020 rental affordability survey shows just 1.5 per cent of 70,000 private rentals on the market are affordable for people on the lowest incomes: HERE
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced our lack of affordable housing and I’ve been calling for massive increases in social and affordable housing. This needs federal and state government investment – to stimulate the economy as well as provide homes. Join the national campaign for housing investment, fair and nationally consistent rental laws, permanent higher government income support payments, tax reform to prioritise home and shelter and a national plan to end homelessness within 10 years HERE.