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New arrivals feeling unfair blame for rental crisis

Ariet Oko Agwa was close to being homeless because of the lack of affordable housing. (HANDOUT/ARIET OKO AGWA)

Migrants and refugees are finding it harder to put a roof over their heads, even as they are blamed for Australia's housing crunch as rental vacancy rates plummet.

An Essential Research poll conducted for Settlement Services International (SSI) found 43 per cent of those with a migrant and refugee background were more likely to have experienced difficulty securing affordable housing in the past 12 months.

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