Public HousingThe Communist Alliance supports a national, public funded housing program, with rents based on a set percentage of the tenant’s income. We believe government has a responsibility to provide public housing for ordinary families and individuals. It cannot rely on the private rental and purchase market to do this, especially with costs increasingly out of reach and housing stock too often in poor condition. Housing affordability has fallen to its lowest level ever, yet over the past decade more than $3 billion was taken out of public housing. This massive under-investment in public housing has created a crisis, especially for low-income families. More than 176,000 households are on waiting lists for public housing in Australia. It is estimated that by 2020, one million Australians will be suffering from housing stress. The right to live in affordable housing is enshrined in the United Nation’s Declaration of Human Rights which says in Article 25:
The Communist Alliance say NO to any more evictions or foreclosures. We campaign for the immediate slashing of 10 per cent of the military budget freeing up $3 billion for social programs, including housing.
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