The Australian state of Victoria has added a slither of new social housing stock over the past four years, despite introducing a multi-billion-dollar program to boost social housing.
The latest annual report by the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing revealed that the state had a total social housing stock of 86,887 dwellings by June 2022, a marginal increase from 86,813 dwellings recorded four years ago.
While there was barely an improvement in the available social housing units during the period, Victoria reported a sharp rise in the number of people applying for such services.
According to Homes Victoria, there were 64,168 applications for social housing in June 2022, compared to around 44,000 in June 2018….