'The kids just want to go home': More families facing homelessness with no solution to housing crisis in sight

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Adelaide's reputation as an affordable place to live is no longer true for a growing number of people and neither party has outlined its policy to address the issue with the state election less than two weeks away.

While most dread the daily grind of house chores, Jenna dreams of placing her hands in sudsy dishwater in her own kitchen and hanging her children's clothes to dry on the line.There are 16,500 people on the waitlist for public housing in South AustraliaTheir rental lease expired in early January, and now they have nowhere to call home.

Next month, Jenna said she was planning on pitching a large tent for the family to stay in along the edge of the River Murray."Winter is about to hit, and I'm worried about what will happen to us." "Early this year and late last year we saw rampant price rises in house purchases, all over the country including regional areas."

There are 16,500 people on the waitlist for public housing in South Australia, with 2923 flagged as the highest priority, category 1. Adelaide real estate agent Andrew Geppa said up to 100 people were registering interest in rental properties and some were offering up to $100 above the asking price. On Wednesday, for the first time in years, he had his hair professionally cut — a luxury he normally does not afford."Right now, it's a choice between paying my rent or eating," Mr Duke said.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

 

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WeAreAllVIPs Are we such a fvcked-up country that we are prepared to see young children on the street, malnourished and denied a future, while Government and the Corporate world compete at world standards for corruption

Would the Gov't get out of it cheaper to provide a caravan for families to live in & Gov't run caravan parks? Better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick. There's nothing wrong about living in a caravan.

It's base upon similarity to Putins though they all make out they care yes what's in it for them seen realestate sharks over many years they own mega and use Any excuse to justify their greedy agendas including Putin bombing Ukraine psychological analysis insecure use abuse good

Gone from fundraising for charity's to strata maintence after previous public health & agecare facards Private share holders. Strata is no different money greed little conscience or non greedy empty tightarses prententous people

As with most problems make the solution profitable. One would be using low level flood land with flood resistant houses. it would be really easy to make houses watertight to 900mm. Spec those houses as low income housing by zoning

Stop spitting kids out, until you can afford them, simple.

If you rent. Your living on a razor's edge. Not right.

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