Australia s emergency economic measures to the COVID-19 pandemic fended off a potential housing crisis.
But with JobKeeper and additional JobSeeker payments about to be wound back, there are concerns renters will be trapped with major debts.
A new report from the Australian Council of Social Services and the University of New South Wales has also found many homeless people who were given emergency accommodation during the pandemic did not transition into long term housing.
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Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy at the University of New South Wales
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