A new report has shown that temperatures in rental properties routinely drop below safe levels and that mould is also a serious problem.
Temperatures in rental properties often dip below 18 degrees in winter, which is the minimum recommended by the World Health Organisation.
Renters like Ian Epondulan routinely see temperatures in their homes drop below 18 degrees, a new report shows.And in a year in which record rainfall and flooding devastated parts of the country, humidity has also been above healthy levels in some states, contributing to mould problems. Homeowners in energy-efficient properties recorded temperatures below 18 degrees just 5 per cent of the time.NSW also recorded the highest humidity: about 83 per cent of that state’s recordings were above the optimum relative humidity range of 40 to 60 per cent. South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania were also above this range more than 70 per cent of the time.
Increased income support payments for low-income households were also key to making it easier for people to afford energy costs, he said. “[But] you have to make a choice: use the heater and then your bills go up super high, versus sacrificing other things.”
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