Think private renting is hard? First Nations people can be excluded from the start

<https://theconversation.com/think-private-renting-is-hard-first-nations-people-can-be-excluded-from-the-start-192392>

"Private rental housing provides homes, often long-term homes, for one in four
Australian households. People can experience various forms of discrimination
when seeking, living in or leaving a rental property, and for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples it’s another one of many barriers they face. Our
new research presents their views about what needs to change in Victoria’s
private rental sector.

Discrimination in the private rental market disproportionately affects
households that include Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of
these households, 34.2% (120,245 households) rented privately at the time of
the 2021 census. This is related to other housing issues they experience,
including lower rates of home ownership.

For the report launched today by the Victorian government, we investigated the
systemic barriers Aboriginal Victorians face in the private rental market. We
heard about many problems, but also possible solutions."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
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