More than 2000 homeless Victorians who have been put up in hotels during the pandemic will get to stay until at least April next year while they are helped to find long-term housing.
People who look for homes on the private rental market when they check out of the hotels will get assistance with bond and initial expenses from the Private Rental Assistance Program, which will gain extra funding. Launch Housing CEO Bevan Warner has welcomed the package and now wants the the federal government to"turbocharge the recovery with more social housing"."We can end homelessness, but not without more homes and more support. This announcement provides both," he said.
Utlising existing assets to provide a home for those needed most is great move. With the private housing price drop and actually more affortable to negotiate a mass deal, also potentially supports the investors to keep the mortgage repayment. Win-win deal SmartUtilisation
Good
Great now that’s action!
While welcomed, let us be real about why governments are doing this kind of intervention...its to mitigate the property crash. That is 1100 properties taken off the private market, therefore trying to fix the oversupply. Property lobby probably behind this
We would be better to go back to the model of the 70/80s where people can access basic housing and purchase on 1% interest rate. It gives ownership and takes pressure off in retirement
Oh wow! Great stuff
Socialism on the rise. The only solution for a pandemic.
MadFckingWitch Can I divert my federal taxes to the state? I feel like I'm getting better value for money from the state? No deals with Trump, no votes against Palestine. Constructive policy on important issues
This will send timsmith the kockheadfromKew into spasms?
What fantastic news. This makes every Victorian safer from Coronavirus, but also helps some of the Victorians who need help most. Something should be proud to support to the hilt.
Thank you DanielAndrewsMP for leading the way once more. Could you please speak with AnnastaciaMP about doing the same thing in Qld.
IStandWithDan Andrews doing the federal govts job again ... look and learn ScottyFromMarketing
This virus is proving we are only as good as our weakest link. Poverty and ignorance affect us all
it's a start.
snowycats He is such a wonderful leader, progressive, exactly what we need at the moment.
snowycats It'd be cheaper to buy homes in regional areas. 🤦♀️🤦♀️
snowycats That's Authentic, Humanistic Leadership by the Premier of Victoria, Australia DanielAndrewsMP *A leader that cares, walks the talk* Gratitude IStandWithDan ChangeAgent Auspol
andrews HQ failures are the reason Victoria is in this current predicament & because of his negligence & incompetence with HQ, lives, livelihoods are being lost & our economy is being destroyed ResignDanielAndrews, no correspondence will be entered into with any danscum🤮
And so it begins ....
curtin_rc Bravo
this is incredible
bmucinc Love it ! Go Dan...
Dan Andrews is No.1 in my book!!
Dan printing more money
1100......lol. Over the last five years waiting lists have blown out to over 20 years for families as his corrupt union government have sold off 75% of public housing land to his private developers that was set aside for population growth..........what a joke.
Money printers go brrrrrrr then they claim we need to repay debt by taxing us! If they can just spend money on whatever and borrow as much as they want why tax us
Well done Dan, what a great thing to do.
JonesHowdareyou
PetraAu he's good, Daniel Andrews
So the question must be asked. If we can easily house them during a pandemic, then why can’t we house them permanently?
No wonder the LNP/Murdoch hate Dan Andrews as he proves himself to be a decent human being.
Don’t do it private owners. Imagine the shit that Dan is going to put into your house. You’ll be lucky to have a house still standing when they have finished
lucymdonoghue If they stopped incarcerating Cannabis users and legalised it they‘d have cash to buy properties and therefore not boost the privatised rental market... Also create jobs. Even use it for fire-retardant building materials. JustSaying springst auspol
Yes! Fantastic news