31 May 2018

Accommodation payment boost not enough for private rentals

From Morning Report, 8:25 am on 31 May 2018

A benefit aimed at helping people find private rental homes is proving to be a double-edged sword. Emergency housing providers say a boost to the accommodation supplement last month was not enough to make private rentals affordable. And at the same time, the extra money they're entitled to bumps them down the waiting list for a state house.