After years of struggle, aspiring Aboriginal homeowners in Karratha finally feel like their housing dreams are in reach, thanks to a new program.
abc.net.au/news/hopes-for-new-pilbara-indigenous-housing-program/101362810Emma-Jean Evans says she has been rejected from rentals for being "too young", single, and even for being Indigenous.A popular new program will give them the skills to achieve their housing dreams
The 27-year-old is just one of the many people struggling to find a house in West Australia's Pilbara."It is difficult, especially when someone, who is hard-working [and] dedicated to pay for their own home, [doesn't] really get a chance at doing that." Ms Evans, who works for a mining company 80 kilometres outside Karratha, has been knocked back from even government housing.Dan Evans says rent in Karratha is quickly increasing "way too high".He said his rent had increased three times in the last year, from $500 to $700 a week.
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