New laws to set up a Housing Australia Future Fund aren’t expected to save people from tipping into housing stress or homelessness.
“The Commonwealth has gone from an F on housing to a C-minus, and they should be aiming for an A,” Joel Dignam, executive director at advocacy organisation Better Renting, told AAP.
Australians have until Wednesday to have their say on a federal housing legislation package, which includes a new advisory body before the laws are introduced to federal parliament early this year.
The new National Housing Supply and Affordability Council will provide advice on social housing for the most vulnerable, affordable housing for key workers, and how to get the best out of the private housing market….