"There were 20,301 applicants on the Housing Register as at 31 December 2024, a decrease of 20.0 percent from this time last year, 31 December 2023."
#NZMSD, 2024
How did MSD do this? At a time when the NatACTs have;
a) stopped public housing builds;
b) announced plans to sell off public houses;
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/01/govt-embarks-on-sale-of-900-state-houses-old-and-new/
c) severely limited access to emergency housing;
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Could co-op housing solve Australia's rental crisis?
By Danielle Pope
Advocates admit co-operative housing models are not for everyone but say for the right residents, they offer more security and affordable pricing than traditional rentals.
#HousingPolicy #RentalHousing #PublicHousing #Cooperatives #AustralianFederalElections #GovernmentandPolitics #DaniellePope
Data shows chasm between rent and income. The reality is likely worse
By Inga Ting and Alex Palmer
Exclusive data shows skyrocketing rents have outpaced income growth in every regional area in Australia and all but one capital city.
#RentalHousing #HousingPolicy #PublicHousing #Economy #IngaTing #AlexPalmer
Free camping grounds a haven for 'more people than ever' sleeping rough
By Eden Hynninen
John Green was an ABC reporter for 10 years and never thought he'd end up living on the streets. A mental health episode led to a decade sleeping rough.
#Homelessness #Camping #MentalHealth #RentalHousing #PublicHousing #EdenHynninen
Free camping grounds a haven for 'more people than ever' sleeping rough
By Eden Hynninen
John Green was an ABC reporter for 10 years and never thought he'd end up living on the streets. A mental health episode led to a decade sleeping rough.
#Homelessness #Camping #MentalHealth #RentalHousing #PublicHousing #EdenHynninen
The price of contesting landlord power, even through the narrow channel of legal remedy, is now being passed back to the tenant.
https://overland.org.au/2025/04/the-impossibility-of-housing-rights/
#museums #GLAM #housing #PublicHousing
'One of America's first examples of public housing are the Jane Adams Homes in Chicago, built in 1938 and named for the trailblazing reformer. Fast forward to now, and there are some 1 million public housing units in the U.S., and the Adams Homes are getting a second act as a museum dedicated to telling the story of public housing. '
'It's poverty': The postcodes where rent chews up half your pay cheque
By Inga Ting, Katia Shatoba, Alex Palmer, and Thomas Brettell
An exclusive ABC analysis has revealed the nation's worst postcodes for renters, as well as the neighbourhoods hit with the biggest rent hikes since the pandemic.
#RentalHousing #HousingPolicy #PublicHousing #Economy #IngaTing #KatiaShatoba #AlexPalmer # #ThomasBrettell
How a rent-to-buy scheme will allow Leon to own his home of 49 years
By Lily Nothling
Generations of families on Palm Island have never had an opportunity to purchase their own home, but a new life-changing housing initiative is set to change that.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-06/indigenous-home-ownership-palm-island-rent-to-buy/105095344
#HousingPolicy #PublicHousing #Home #LocalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RentalHousing #LilyNothling
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