Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that eviction moratoriums are ending today in NSW, and on Sunday in Victoria and WA, and that renters in numerous states are facing uncertainty, mounting debt and homelessness.
\nSenator Faruqi said:
\n\u201cWe must extend eviction bans until the government has a plan for rental debt relief. Without one, our government is condemning countless people to homelessness.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s unrealistic to assume that people, facing a decrease in JobSeeker and still recovering from a pandemic, will be able to afford extra rent on top of their basic necessities.
\n\u201cAccording to Equity Economics, there will be a nine per cent national rise in homelessness this year, and double that in New South Wales. The government must act now.
\n\u201cWithout a plan for rental debt relief, ending eviction moratoriums means one thing and one thing only \u2013 worsening the homelessness crisis.
\n\u201cThis is more proof that homelessness is not inevitable, but a deliberate choice by our neoliberal government.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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