“It’s too late to stop what has been lost in some areas, but it is not too late for the City to throw its strength behind communities struggling to protect existing public housing in places like Glebe, Everleigh and Waterloo.”
Ellsmore said the council’s current affordable housing stock of 1000 units “has barely made a dent”.
“We should be aiming for at least 20% affordable council housing. London City Council has 37% council housing currently, for example. Council could invest directly, or work with local residents and Aboriginal communities, to build new housing as a long-term co-investor.”
Ellsmore told
Green Left that more affordable housing would be the single biggest factor to stem growing inequality and that the Greens had a plan for how to create 2000 more affordable homes over four years.
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