Post by Banker on Apr 30, 2012 6:39:22 GMT 7
MELBOURNE fared the worst for affordable rental properties out of all major cities in a report by Anglicare Australia.
The city was described as most difficult for single people living on Newstart, Youth Allowance, Austudy, Parenting Payment, the Age Pension, or for couples on Newstart with two children.
The Rental Affordability Snapshot annually surveys newspapers and rental property websites for people living on Centrelink benefits or minimum wages. It uses a benchmark that affordable rental is less than 30 per cent of a household's income.
For single parents on the minimum wage, the percentage of available properties was 2.1 per cent in Melbourne; while for couples with two children on the minimum wage, the result was better, at 34.7 per cent.
Anglicare Australia CEO Kasy Chambers said while many Melbourne families were moving away to find cheaper housing, the report showed lack of housing affordability was also affecting regional areas. There was no affordable and appropriate rental housing for low-income support recipients in Ballarat.
Read more: www.theage.com.au/victoria/welfare-wont-pay-the-rent-survey-20120429-1xt3e.html#ixzz1tTYkYhnZ
The city was described as most difficult for single people living on Newstart, Youth Allowance, Austudy, Parenting Payment, the Age Pension, or for couples on Newstart with two children.
The Rental Affordability Snapshot annually surveys newspapers and rental property websites for people living on Centrelink benefits or minimum wages. It uses a benchmark that affordable rental is less than 30 per cent of a household's income.
For single parents on the minimum wage, the percentage of available properties was 2.1 per cent in Melbourne; while for couples with two children on the minimum wage, the result was better, at 34.7 per cent.
Anglicare Australia CEO Kasy Chambers said while many Melbourne families were moving away to find cheaper housing, the report showed lack of housing affordability was also affecting regional areas. There was no affordable and appropriate rental housing for low-income support recipients in Ballarat.
Read more: www.theage.com.au/victoria/welfare-wont-pay-the-rent-survey-20120429-1xt3e.html#ixzz1tTYkYhnZ