{"id":33773,"date":"2025-07-19T18:24:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T08:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=33773"},"modified":"2025-07-19T18:24:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T08:24:32","slug":"new-petition-launched-to-save-the-rent-relief-fund-from-being-cut-in-the-2025-act-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/07\/19\/new-petition-launched-to-save-the-rent-relief-fund-from-being-cut-in-the-2025-act-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"New petition launched to save the Rent Relief Fund from being cut in the 2025 ACT Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Leader of the ACT Greens, Shane Rattenbury has sponsored a petition led by Care Financial to save the ACT Government\u2019s Rent Relief Fund from being cut as has been planned by Treasurer Chris Steel in the ACT Budget.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carmel Franklin, Chief Executive Officer of Care:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCare strongly supports this petition to keep the Rent Relief Fund. At Care, the Rent Relief Fund proved to be a critical part of providing wraparound support to vulnerable private renters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt provided clients with financial support to sustain their housing as well as providing a means to connect with other supports offered through Care\u2019s financial counselling and other programs, including energy supports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Rent Relief Fund also provided a means to connect clients with other services and supports provided by government and non-government agencies who we work closely with as referral partners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe loss of the Rent Relief Fund has created a gap in the range of supports our most vulnerable households need to help keep a roof over their heads in Australia\u2019s least affordable private rental market for people on a low income.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leader of the ACT Greens, Shane Rattenbury:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis Labor Government says it\u2019s replacing the rent relief fund with \u2018more targeted supports\u2019\u2014but really it\u2019s just spin. In reality, what they\u2019re doing is cutting support for renters doing it tough in an unaffordable housing market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Greens fought to introduce this fund so people wouldn\u2019t be pushed into crisis over an unexpected bill or a family emergency. Now, Labor is walking away from those renters and leaving them out in the cold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re on minimum wage and struggling to pay the rent, this cut doesn\u2019t leave you with better options\u2014it leaves you closer to homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKeeping this fund going costs just $1.7 million a year\u2014a tiny amount compared to what this government hands over to the gambling industry. This is small-scale funding that delivers a huge impact for those who need it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about time Labor revisited their priorities for this budget. They\u2019ve already faced significant backlash to their unfair health levy, and this decision is clearly cut from the same cloth\u2013it\u2019s about time they change their direction. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Leader of the ACT Greens, Shane Rattenbury has sponsored a petition led by Care Financial to save the ACT Government\u2019s Rent Relief Fund from being cut as has been planned by Treasurer Chris Steel in the ACT Budget. Carmel Franklin, Chief Executive Officer of Care: \u201cCare strongly supports this petition to keep the Rent … Continue reading “New petition launched to save the Rent Relief Fund from being cut in the 2025 ACT Budget”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33773"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33774,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33773\/revisions\/33774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}