The rental crisis gripping Australia
The Briefing10 Mai 2022

The rental crisis gripping Australia

Australia is in the grip of a rental crisis. The number of rental vacancies is at a record low.

On this episode of the Briefing, we hear from families living in their car; another family of five living in a single room; and others who simply cannot afford to rent a home. Professor Wendy Stone heads up the Housing Futures Research Program at Swinburne Research Centre, and tells us the crisis will likely get worse before it gets better.

The total number of properties available for rent in March 2022 was the lowest since August 2003. On today’s Briefing….the rental crisis gripping Australia

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