Queensland Toys With Rent Controls as Homelessness Rises 22 Percent
Landlords in Queensland could be forced to keep rents artificially low as the state government considers ways to deal with its housing crisis.
Over 150,000 families were dealing with housing stress in the state, with 100,000 of those eligible for social housing—the current waitlist is 27,000—according to a new report by the Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS).
“We have hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom are children, waiting for social housing for more than two years,” said Aimee McVeigh, CEO of QCOSS, in an interview with ABC Radio on March 20.
While homelessness has risen eight percent nationally, in Queensland, that number has reached 22 percent since 2017….