Urgent call for fresh investment in social housing

General view of public housing at Rosemeadow in the south west of Sydney, (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) Source: AAP

Charities are calling on fresh investment in social housing, fearing the number of families struggling to pay their mortgages could rise by 25 per cent in 2021.

A new report backed by several major charities has warned housing stress among Australian families could rise by 24 per cent in 2021.

Homelessness is forecast to rise by up to 9 per cent.

One solution pushed by advocates is a new 7.2 billion-dollar Federal Government investment in new social housing.

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