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"Thousands of young people are missing out on a safe place to live each year
because community housing providers get more rent from older adults, research
has revealed.
The lead author of the University of New South Wals research, Dr Ryan van den
Nouwelant, said providers stood to lose 46% of the possible rental income if
they chose a young person over an adult on a higher social security payment.
Providers received $100 extra each week for housing someone on the aged pension
compared with someone on youth allowance, and $22 more for housing a
22-year-old on the disability support pension than a 20-year-old on the same
payment, he said.
“If you’re on a lower income payment, because the rent is tethered to your
income, you are charged less rent,” Van den Nouwelant said. “There’s this real
disincentive.
“So if you’re a community housing organisation, if you’re looking to [rent to]
a young person experiencing homelessness, you’ve got a much bigger gap in your
finances.”"
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
