Councils' help with affordable housing shows how local government can make a difference
- Written by Erika Altmann, Property and Housing Management Researcher, University of Tasmania
Tasmania is in the grip of a rental housing affordability crisis. What do local governments do to help?
Rural areas in particular lack rental options. To find housing, older people living in rural areas may often face a heartbreaking decision to leave their community.
We wanted to know whether local governments recognised this issue and actively...