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Brisbane Rental Affordability Snapshot

Thursday November 21

Lack of affordable rentals has thousands on brink of homelessness in Brisbane

Anglicare Southern Queensland’s annual Rental Affordability Snapshot has revealed record-breaking lows in both availability and affordability of properties in the Brisbane rental market

Housing package ignores social housing, leaves renters high and dry

Anglicare Australia says that today’s HomeBuilder announcement has left renters and people on low incomes high and dry

“St John’s Cathedral has a strong commitment to community engagement and working in partnership with like-minded organisations, which helps us to be more effective in the delivery of much-needed services"

A deacon, a dojo and a dentist

“The Rev’d Dr Ann Solari joined forces with a local martial arts dojo and dentist recently to collect supplies and monetary donations for people doing it tougher on our streets in the wake of the temporary closure of many emergency homeless outreach services,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt from Resource Church St John’s Cathedral, who also offers helpful community engagement tips

COVID-19 welfare increases must be made permanent

With the release of its annual Rental Affordability Snapshot, Anglicare Southern Queensland is calling for the Australian Government’s temporary COVID-19 welfare increases to be made permanent and extended to aged pensioners and people with a disability