is this Happening to just me?Victoria Public housing Rent??

[judy]

Housing office Victoria taking $14 instead of $7 Rent increase after federal Budget had increased to $37-

4 weeks ago they took $7 for Rent, Last week Victoria housing office increased Rent again -another $7-and then Last week they Increased the rent again- Total $14 they are taking away - I want to know is it they are just doing this to me or everybody that lives in Public Housing in Victoria ??

[Banjo]

Friend renting off the SA Housing Trust said his rent has doubled in 8 years.
Just went up $22 a fortnight.

[tasjo]

I don't know much about Public Housing but I thought it was linked to income? Would the recent increase in pensions explain the increase? 😞

[bear]

I thought it was linked to income? 

The link indicates that is correct tasjo , so it's just more of the ol' same ol'. Give it with one hand take it with the other and in the digital age with AI, algorithms and automated accounting we're really up against the wall and to answer your question; yes, I think the increase in pensions & RA would explain the losses being experienced. Cheers 🐻

"Public housing rents are calculated at 25 to 30 per cent of the household’s income (depending on household income and composition). If, for larger households, the 25 to 30 per cent rent level exceeds the local market rent for that property, then the local market rent is applied.

For community housing, the 25 to 30 per cent of income rent rate (once again, depending on household income and composition) is applied only to very low-income tenants. As community housing tenants are also eligible for Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA), that subsidy will be paid to the community housing provider, resulting in a rent that may approach local area market rents."


www.ahuri.edu.au/analysis/brief/what-difference-between-social-housing-and-affordable-housing-and-why-do-they-matter#:~:text=Public%20housing%20rents%20are%20calculated,

[ann]

Rent assistance increase is due September 20th, has to go through legislation first.

[pete57ad]

It’s a blatant rort and a scam.
When I was in co-op housing around 2002 or so,
Rent Assistance was not considered as income.
So rent charged was 25% of my DSP.
There was a huge meeting where all the co-op reps attended,
To make aware the state Labor Govs.
were trying to sneakingly change the law or by-law
that RA is income, it took a Labor gov treasurer to make this change,just before his retirement, Kevin Foley in SA.
Then some smart ass mathematicians claculated
used this sneaky calculation that somehow
scammed the Commonwealth where the
full allowable RA is milked.
Why then is the Commonwealth is not countering
this back door scam by the states ?

Further more, why when Liberal gov gets voted in does
not reverse the law of this stupid principle back to where
is was ?

Why isn’t local MP representatives listening ?

It has created a huge hole in low income house hold budgets, especially now with increased electricity prices and generally speaking, cost of living hardships.

I am not savvy on explaining this correctly of the mathematics and how
Rent is calculated at this point in time.

I know a special calculation using excel spreadsheet was produced,
a formula which somehow calculates DSP, Pensioner’s 25% rent, plus RA,
It then re-calculates in a circular spiraling calculation so to deliberately maximise this rort of entitlement therefore milking the total
allowable RA the Commonwealth offers.

THAT calculation or formula is precisely the basis of the rort,
and is used verbally as, an excuse“ that is the math,the science and “ political correctness. What a load hog wash

They will not reveal THIS specific formula.
It actually errors in excel spreadsheet due to RA has a limit.

If anyone knows of the rent assistance formula,
I and many others would be very interested to see it.

And, further more, undeniably shove itvup the nose
of the section that deals with RA in the commonwealth because individuals are in bed with to.

They are deluding us with mathematical BS
and move the goal posts conveniently by making law that RA is income.

The housing associations turned a blind eye, obviously, the housing co- ops seemed powerless
Rent Assistance in reality is not income

These sly low life retired politicians have and milking are RA for cosey retirement packages,
Ain’t you “Sir” Kevin Foley, who it you that got your mouth smacked up that time at the night club opposite Light Square ?
You mongrel, you set this up then conveniently retired you useless coward.

If anyone understand this RA formula, you’ll
“get it”,
You don’t fool me Albanese,
The rise in rent assistance is delusional you liar.
Our rent goes up then again anyway !
This increase in rent assistance is simply more back-door $$ milked from the Commonwealth.
Same as you lied during election campaign before you got elected,
“ cheaper electricity prices”
Then
your first federal budget
50% rise was in electricity what a shame hey ?
You Liar and a shape-shifter.


Don’t drown in your Machiavellianisms Albo and others.