Background<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CLP Government\u2019s public housing reforms will fast-track evictions for tenants with unpaid rent, property damage, or antisocial behaviour, while also barring long-term incarcerated tenants from retaining housing. With an eight to ten year waitlist, these policies risk exacerbating homelessness and driving up costs for Territorians by increasing reliance on emergency services and crisis accommodation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kat McNamara MLA – Member for Nightcliff<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe CLP is setting the Territory up for failure. Evicting vulnerable tenants instead of supporting them will fuel homelessness, overcrowding, and crime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHousing someone in prison costs over $120,000 a year. Keeping them in stable public housing costs a fraction of that. This policy isn\u2019t just cruel \u2013 it\u2019s a financial disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need real solutions: stronger tenant support, more public housing, and a government that actually invests in long-term housing security. Instead, the CLP is full of bluster, passing laws that are all stick and no carrot. They\u2019re setting us all up for failure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKicking people out of housing after prison will increase reoffending, not reduce it. How can we expect someone to reintegrate when they\u2019re facing nearly a decade on the housing waitlist?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe solutions are clear: more public housing with more tenant support. The CLP is ignoring them, and we\u2019ll all pay the price.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA fair housing system means supporting tenants to stay housed \u2013 whether that\u2019s through financial counselling, noise mediation for disruptive neighbours, or case management for complex needs. The CLP is choosing punishment over investing in these solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI agree that action is needed to protect public housing residents, however, this is not the right approach.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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