Budget shows housing affordability not a priority

Updated May 9 2018 - 8:38pm, first published 11:32am
DARK PROSPECT: Housing affordability is one of the most important issues facing the Hunter, but the budget provided nothing to address the issue, the Greens say.
DARK PROSPECT: Housing affordability is one of the most important issues facing the Hunter, but the budget provided nothing to address the issue, the Greens say.

This month Anglicare Australia held their annual rental affordability survey which further exposed the dire state of Australia’s housing system. The results from the Hunter were appalling and signal a serious problem in the region. For example, homelessness has increased 12 per cent – 1561 people were officially recorded as homeless for the Hunter in the last Census. More on that later, but first the solutions.

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