Calls to raise Rent Assistance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Calls to raise Rent Assistance

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Sabra Lane: Economists are urging the major political parties to commit to raising Commonwealth rent assistance ahead of the Federal election. Lucy Barbour: Two long and painful years later, Lyn was back on her feet and got back to work. Lucy Barbour: But that mentality has come to work against her in today's cutthroat housing market. Lucy Barbour: He wants the major parties to commit to the short-term fix of raising rent assistance, the fortnightly payment available to renters who already receive welfare. Lucy Barbour: Labor's already increased rent assistance across two budgets by 45%.

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Polling shows support for homelessness action
1 month ago

Polling shows support for homelessness action

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Rachel Mealey: New polling shows Australians have noticed an increase in homelessness in their communities over the past year and that heightened awareness appears to be driving support for government action on the issue, as Rachel Hayter reports. There's a real sort of mindset of there but for the grace of God go I. Rachel Hayter: Simon Welsh is Director …

Economists urge major parties to raise Rent Assistance, as older Australians languish in poverty
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Economists urge major parties to raise Rent Assistance, as older Australians languish in poverty

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Lyn's first football match was Footscray Bulldogs icon Ted Whitten's last. Calls to raise Rent Assistance The circumstances of Lyn's life have at times been extraordinary, but the situation she has found herself in is becoming increasingly common. "A lot of women have less savings, less superannuation due to having a work life that's lower paid, but also perhaps broken …

Federal budget 2023: Albanese defends JobSeeker increase after budget revealed — as it happened
1 year, 10 months ago

Federal budget 2023: Albanese defends JobSeeker increase after budget revealed — as it happened

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By social affairs correspondent Norman Hermant The federal budget revealed 1.1 million households will receive an increase in Commonwealth rent assistance. Before the budget, the Australian Council of Social Service had recommended doubling the Commonwealth rent assistance payment. Last week, the ABC spoke with 20-year-old Abby Manning, who until recently had relied on the Youth Allowance payment and Commonwealth rent …

Homelessness Australia calls for increased support for young people in federal budget
1 year, 11 months ago

Homelessness Australia calls for increased support for young people in federal budget

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How far can anyone stretch $13 in a single day? Key points: A new study has found youth support incomes have increased by 10 per cent over the past two years, while rents have soared by 24 per cent on average The Australian Council of Social Services has called on the government to increase income support payments for young people …

Calls to increase Jobseeker and rent assistance grow as cost of living surges ahead of federal election
2 years, 10 months ago

Calls to increase Jobseeker and rent assistance grow as cost of living surges ahead of federal election

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Jennifer Scattini hardly leaves her house and it is not because she is antisocial or anxious about going outside. "They really have to look at the realistic prices of rent and make the rental assistance comparable so that people can still at least eat," she said. Election campaign promises amount to 'window dressing' Both parties have announced policies to relieve …

Support needed to help millions of Australian renters with rising cost of living, experts say
2 years, 11 months ago

Support needed to help millions of Australian renters with rising cost of living, experts say

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If there was one clear message out of last week's federal budget — the government's springboard into an election campaign — it was tackling the cost of living. Key points: Fourteen per cent of Australians currently renting are experiencing rental stress There were limited cost of living relief measures for renters in the federal budget Economists say increasing the rent …

Housing rental 'crisis' entrenching West Australian tenants in 'cycle of poverty'
3 years, 9 months ago

Housing rental 'crisis' entrenching West Australian tenants in 'cycle of poverty'

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For Renna Gayde, having a home means everything. But Ms Gayde feels "stuck" in the social housing system as she confronts one of the most competitive rental markets Perth has seen in decades. Ms O'Leary said 15 per cent of the people needing help were families in the private rental market, usually on set incomes, who had become "priced out …

Amid coronavirus crisis, calls for rent assistance grow as thousands face sudden unemployment
5 years ago

Amid coronavirus crisis, calls for rent assistance grow as thousands face sudden unemployment

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As Anthony Price joined the massive jobs queue snaking around his local Centrelink office, he wondered how long he would be able to pay his rent. "If I can't get, I don't know what I'm going to do, I'll be probably homeless within two months," he said. Sudden phone calls end income Elsewhere in the queue, casual hospitality worker Shannon …

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