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Renters need $130k annual income to afford average property: report
Australian renters now need an annual income of $130,000 to comfortably rent an average unit, with even six-figure earners facing housing costs exceeding 30 per cent of their income in capital cities and many regional areas, a new report has found. Source: The Guardian.
Housing support a fitting reward for a lifetime volunteering
Brian Devenish has spent a lifetime volunteering with marginalised people across the globe, witnessing first-hand life’s inequities, including access to housing. Source: VMCH.
Vinnies calls on Government to increase rent assistance
The St Vincent de Paul Society says a new study of the Australian housing market highlights the need for an urgent increase in the rate of Commonwealth Rent Assistance for older renters, especially retirees.
Majority of retirees who rent ‘in a lot of strife’
Two in three retirees who rent privately owned homes live in poverty and the problem will get worse, a new report has found. Source: The Guardian.
Call for more political leadership and action to help disabled
Reforms to improve the lives of disabled people experiencing homelessness need political leadership and action, advocates say, with the vulnerable group targeted in a new plan. Source: Canberra Times.
Archdiocese welcomes housing policy shift
Brisbane Archdiocese has applauded the new Queensland Government for following through on its promise to unlock faith-based land to help address the state’s housing crisis. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Vinnies social housing project gets go ahead after successful mediation
Work will start soon on a St Vincent de Paul Society social housing project for vulnerable older women in North Hobart after the design was amended through an appeals process. Source: The Mercury.
Housing advocates call for cap on rent increases
Even Australians on median incomes are in rental stress, a new report has found, with households on middle incomes spending 33 per cent of their wages on housing. Source: The Guardian.
Social and affordable housing to get boost under industry super fund plan
Industry super funds have pledged to invest billions of dollars in social and affordable housing in a proposal that could rejuvenate Albanese Government plans to address a critical shortage exacerbated by cost-of-living pressures. Source: The Guardian.