Rebecca, a single mother of seven, has been living in hotel rooms for over two years due to the high cost of private rentals and the shortage of social housing in Cairns. The Housing Australia Future Fund aims to help by funding 30,000 social and affordable homes over five years, addressing the severe shortage of subsidized housing.
Rebecca, a single mother of seven children, has been living in hotel rooms in Cairns for over two years due to the unavailability of affordable housing . She is priced out of the private rental market and is waiting for subsidized social housing, which is in short supply. Charles Northcote, CEO of BlueCHP Limited, a major community housing provider, highlights the severe shortage of affordable homes, with 600,000 households suffering from housing stress.
The federal scheme, Housing Australia Future Fund, aims to fund 30,000 social and affordable homes over five years
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