There is not one property across Australia that is affordable to someone on youth allowance, as experts call for the federal government to build 25,000 homes a year for the next two decades to ease the crisis.
  • In short: The 2024 Anglicare Australia Rental Affordability Snapshot has recorded its lowest ever amount of affordable rentals across the country.
  • Its annual report, released today, shows the number of affordable rentals available for different Australian households on low incomes.
  • The report has found housing availability has not recovered since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic – with average rents $200 a week higher than pre-pandemic levels.
  • assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I don’t know why that would be the case. We’ve been giving the landlords everything they want. Are you telling me that landlords will just keep on increasing the cost of housing because they can? Surely not /s.