Government urged to address the decline in housing affordability

The social advocacy group Anglicare Australia is pushing for the latest federal budget to urgently address the decline in housing affordability.

Signage for a real estate property is seen in Carlton North, Melbourne. Source: AAP

A report out on Thursday [[29 APRIL]] shows rental problems in Australia have accelerated to crisis levels.

Anglicare Australia's report was based on a survey of more than 70 000 properties in March and it found a big gap in affordable housing options.

The annual rental affordability snapshot demonstrates just three rentals were available for a single person on the JobSeeker payment.

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