Western Australian family-of-four forced to live in a caravan after being booted from their rental
1 year, 1 month ago

Western Australian family-of-four forced to live in a caravan after being booted from their rental

Daily Mail  

A family of four have been left homeless and forced to live in a friend's caravan amid Australia's ongoing housing crisis. The family is now facing eviction from the van due to a strict 27-day stay limit enforced by the caravan park Steven said his family are now officially classified as homeless and are eligible to receive help from the Salvation Army, but the organisation has flagged there will be a long wait for a home. Approximately 122,494 people experience homelessness on any given night across the country Housing advocates are urgently pushing for more commitment from the government to invest in social and affordable housing. Everybody's Home spokeswoman Maiy Azize said social housing stock was dwindling while housing stress and homelessness was on a sharp curve upwards. Meanwhile, the Australian Council of Social Services has said the government should invest directly in more housing for people on the lowest incomes, and encourage super funds and individuals to invest in new affordable homes.

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Government under pressure to fund and build more social housing amid 'extremely severe' shortage
1 month, 1 week ago

Government under pressure to fund and build more social housing amid 'extremely severe' shortage

ABC  

Rebecca is feeling the housing crisis more than most. Over the next five years, the federal government's new $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund is targeted at funding 40,000 affordable and social homes for families like Rebecca's. "The Housing Australia Future Fund is encouraging substantive amounts of private sector investment into social and affordable housing, which means less taxpayer funds …

Australia's housing crisis in 10 graphs, from the federal budget
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia's housing crisis in 10 graphs, from the federal budget

ABC  

The Albanese government knows Australia has a housing problem. "Australia's housing system has been unable to build enough new housing stock to keep up with the needs of our population," it warns. Australia's housing supply is low by international standards The government has pointed out that Australia has fewer dwellings per 1,000 people than the OECD average. Supply shortages contribute …

Why Australia's housing crisis is expected to get even worse - and correcting it could take years
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Australia's housing crisis is expected to get even worse - and correcting it could take years

Daily Mail  

Australia's housing crisis will get worse before it gets better and the Albanese government is under growing pressure to do more to fix it in next month's budget, a new report says. A backlog of half-built home and stalls on new projects are projected to worsen Australia's housing crisis, experts say The economist wasn't confident the government's goal of building …

The worrying graph that shows Australia is going the wrong way in building the 1.2million new homes it needs to solve the housing crisis
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The worrying graph that shows Australia is going the wrong way in building the 1.2million new homes it needs to solve the housing crisis

Daily Mail  

A plunge in home approvals has cast severe doubt over the federal government's ambitious plan to build 1.2million homes in five years. Australia's new house approvals are slumping casting severe doubt over the federal government's promise to build 1.2milion homes in five years To meet the Albanese government's targets, 20,000 homes will need to be built every month from July …

Government's $10bn Housing Australia Future Fund passes parliament
1 year, 3 months ago

Government's $10bn Housing Australia Future Fund passes parliament

ABC  

The $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund has passed parliament, paving the way for new social and affordable homes to be built. Key points: The government's $10 billion housing bill has passed allowing 30,000 new houses to be built over five years The nation's peak housing and homelessness bodies have welcomed the news Master Builders Australia says an increase in …

Federal government to spend $2 billion on social housing around Australia
1 year, 6 months ago

Federal government to spend $2 billion on social housing around Australia

ABC  

The federal government has made a one-off $2 billion investment in social housing around the country, with funding to be distributed among the states and territories over the next two weeks. Key points: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce $2 billion for states and territories to deliver social housing The housing minister has offered to guarantee a $500 million yearly …

Greens offer compromise to break Housing Australia Future Fund stalemate
1 year, 7 months ago

Greens offer compromise to break Housing Australia Future Fund stalemate

ABC  

The Greens have offered to compromise further on the government's signature housing bill to put an end to a stalemate in the Senate, but the federal government looks unlikely to take up the offer. Key points: The government's Housing Australia Future Fund has faced a stalemate for weeks The Greens have offered a compromise, but it would still force a …

Australia's homeless hidden in plain sight
1 year, 7 months ago

Australia's homeless hidden in plain sight

ABC  

The underbelly of an inner-city expressway. He, like so many other homeless people he meets, are what he calls "ordinary" Australians hit by sudden hardship, squeezed out of the housing market, eking out private corners in public spaces. "They had normal lives, some were industry professionals, some ran small businesses, they were normal people you'd normally meet in the street," …

No campaign accused of misrepresenting First Nations commentators in youth-targeted advertisements
1 year, 7 months ago

No campaign accused of misrepresenting First Nations commentators in youth-targeted advertisements

ABC  

CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab recapping the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation. "The redevelopment will also achieve a minimum 10 per cent increase in social housing at the site and help tackle housing affordability in Victoria, particularly in inner Melbourne," the spokesperson said. "Social housing is an umbrella term that in Victoria includes …

Four ways to bring down rent and build homes faster than Labor's $10 billion housing fund
1 year, 7 months ago

Four ways to bring down rent and build homes faster than Labor's $10 billion housing fund

ABC  

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is the first in decades to declare war on what he calls the "pain of rising rents". I can think of at least four things that would do more to restrain rents than Labor's $10 billion fund — and one of them would do it a lot quicker. Greens and Coalition unite to block Housing Australia Future …

Social housing and homeless given $511 million boost in WA budget to allow for 700 new homes
1 year, 8 months ago

Social housing and homeless given $511 million boost in WA budget to allow for 700 new homes

ABC  

The Western Australian government will inject $511 million into social housing and homelessness initiatives under the state budget in its latest attempt to combat the housing crisis. Key points: There will be 700 new social housing homes and fixes to old properties Homeless people in regional WA and the Keystart program will also benefit Almost 30,000 people were on the …

Renters are facing eviction as the National Rental Affordability Scheme winds up
2 years, 7 months ago

Renters are facing eviction as the National Rental Affordability Scheme winds up

ABC  

Tanya Bluett can't stop crying. Key points: Tanya Bluett is about to be evicted from her home of nine years The end of the National Rental Affordability Scheme is leaving her with few options and she is preparing to live in a tent University of New South Wales senior research fellow Chris Martin says the wind up of NRAS has …

Pregnant and terrified, Tailah is moving into a tent with her young family
2 years, 7 months ago

Pregnant and terrified, Tailah is moving into a tent with her young family

ABC  

Tailah Dippel sits on her front verandah, anxiously watching the rain clouds roll in. Rental prices reaching record highs Kate Colvin works with homeless people in Victoria and is a spokesperson for Everybody's Home — a national campaign seeking solutions to the housing crisis. A report released on Thursday by UNSW City Futures Research Centre found that social housing was …

Fears Australia's housing crisis will worsen as affordable rental scheme winds down
3 years, 8 months ago

Fears Australia's housing crisis will worsen as affordable rental scheme winds down

ABC  

Thousands of low-income renters across the country are facing eviction or higher rents as government subsidies come to an end. Key points: The NRAS scheme was launched in 2008 to create more affordable housing Low-income tenants are paying rent around 20 per cent below market rate Advocacy groups warn tenants could struggle when their homes leave the scheme between now …

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