Why Australia's homelessness problem is getting worse, despite a rise in housing stock
- Written by Rachel Ong, Professor of Economics, School of Economics and Finance, Curtin University
New housing supply is simply not expanding affordable housing opportunities for the poor in a way that reduces the homelessness count. We argue that this is due to certain barriers that prevent new supply from filtering down to low-income groups.
Politicians and economists often claim a housing supply crisis is to blame for the lack of affordable...
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