Essential Workers Are Locked Out of Rentals, but Labor Says WA Is ‘Being Bold’ in Housing

Australia’s rental affordability 'myth' that doesn’t match reality

Workers in critical sectors are frequently locked out of affordable housing — and not just in capital cities, a new report says.

Essential workers are locked out of rentals, but Labor says WA is ‘being bold’ in housing

The latest Anglicare rental affordability report shows early childhood educators or hospitality workers could only afford less than 1 per cent of the available rentals in Perth – or 16 properties.

Most essential workers can t afford rentals report claims

A new study by Anglicare has found many essential workers around Australia are being squeezed out of the rental market, as experts urge for reform.

New report claims most essential workers can barely afford to rent

Millions of essential workers are at risk of being squeezed out of Australia's rental market without vital housing reforms, a new report argues.Hospitality workers earning the average wage for the job would only be able to afford 0.8 per cent of rentals on the market, according to data from the Rental Affordability Snapshot.Only 80 rentals in Victoria were affordable under the average salary of a hospitality worker, and none in the ACT.READ MORE…

Rental affordability report shows essential workers being priced out of housing

Anglicare has issued a dire warning to policymakers after its latest report found nurses, teachers and paramedics can only afford a tiny fraction of rental properties across the country.

Our essential workers can't afford a home. That's a crisis for all of us

Australia's rental crisis hits essential workers hard, limiting their housing options despite full-time employment.