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"There are 184,100 people on social housing waiting lists around the country,
reflecting the impact of declining homeownership and escalating private rents.
However, building new social housing takes a lot of time and money. The
Australian government’s $2 billion social housing plan, for example, will
deliver only around 4,000 new homes.
But even for people with roofs over their heads, it doesn’t necessarily mean
they live in the best house for their circumstances. Their homes could be too
big, too small, or have yard space they struggle to maintain.
In some countries, social housing residents can simply exchange homes with one
another. It’s called a “mutual exchange”. It could be highly effective in
Australia for getting more people into homes without having to build any."
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
