The vast majority of renters in New South Wales (NSW) want minimum energy-efficiency standards and easier access to solar power.
A YouGov poll published on Tuesday comes as tenants’ advocates point out 45 percent of voters in the election battleground of western Sydney are renters.
When asked if they trusted the coalition or Labor to handle housing issues, half of the polled renters in marginal western Sydney seats answered “neither” or “don’t know”.
The poll suggests more than 80 percent of renters have faced higher energy bills in the last six months and increased housing costs.
Seven in eight renters want minimum standards of energy efficiency to heat and cool their homes, while a similar share wants the government to make it easier for people living in rental properties and public housing to access solar power….