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"Social housing has become extremely difficult to access; in 2021 around
160,000 households were on the waiting list.
To have any chance of getting a social housing spot in a reasonable time frame,
applicants must be on the priority waiting list; people on the general waiting
list may never get social housing.
However, to get on the priority list, applicants need to
* have complex needs
* not be in a position to rent privately and
* be in danger of becoming homeless
* show they have tried to find private rental accommodation.
In short, they have to prove they are massively disadvantaged.
To find out more, we interviewed 43 people involved in the social housing
application process in NSW, Tasmania and Queensland. This included assessment
workers, support workers and government staff.
Our study, published in the journal Housing, Theory and Society, found an
applicant’s chances of getting on the priority waiting list are much greater if
they have help from advocates who know what arguments to make and how.
Success can depend on whether advocates can invest a significant amount of
emotional effort to help the applicant and connect them to professionals who
can track down supporting documentation."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
