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Students in Rent Crisis: Push to Raise Subsidies
Jessica Irvine, from the Sydney Morning Herald, has reported today that “Three out of four students receiving youth allowance and Commonwealth rent assistance still live in housing stress”. Community sector organisation Australians for Affordable Housing, is asking the federal government to act swiftly to relieve an estimated 100,000 private renters of their renting pressures. Indicating that this can be achieved by a 30 percent increase in the budget for rent assistance.
Advocates for young and vulnerable Australians are optimistic after the federal government announced an increase of $4 a week to people on Newstart and Youth Allowance.
Executive Director of the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition, Andrew Cummings is campaigning for an increase for people on the lowest benefit schemes.
He said he was pleased that this year’s federal budget recognised that Newstart and Youth Allowance provide too little to live on.
