Housing – Catholic Social Services Australia

Three million Australians living below the poverty line struggling with skyrocketing rental costs

14 January 2022 Francis Sullivan, Chair of Catholic Social Services Australia, said today, economic pressures being faced by low income and disadvantaged Australians are at an all-time high and are being force-fed by the relentless increase in housing costs. The Domain Rent Report for the December quarter released this week shows tenants are paying $50 a week...

Vulnerable renters face evictions in regional areas as inflation pressures build

3 December 2021 Renters in regional Australia are facing forced evictions as inflation pressures push up the cost of housing, and COVID 19 forces mass exodus from bigger cities. Booming rental prices in regional areas have led to an increase in tenants being evicted without cause, according to the Chair of Catholic Social Services Australia, Francis Sullivan. "We...

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Three million Australians living below the poverty line struggling with skyrocketing rental costs

Vulnerable renters face evictions in regional areas as inflation pressures build