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Boy, two, died from mould in housing authority flat despite father’s complaints

Senior coroner Joanne Kearsley said ‘the tragic death of Awaab will and should be a defining moment for the housing sector’.

The Independent UK

'We deserve better': social housing tenants call for improved security

A spate of vandalism at a social housing complex has prompted tenants to call for improved security.

The Canberra Times

$350m to kickstart housing affordability

Australians priced out of the rental market are set to benefit from a $350 million affordable housing scheme included in the federal budget.

AAP

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End of rental scheme a major risk for Qld

On the eve Queensland's housing summit, the state government has warned 10,000 homes will be less affordable when a federal subsidy scheme ends.

AAP

Cat wandering ban at Tasmania's new Huntingfield housing development due to endangered bird species

Cat-owning residents who want to live in this new suburban housing development will have to prove to the local council their pets won't roam nearby bushland, where an endangered bird species lives — and while bird watchers have welcomed the rule, one expert doubts it will be enforceable.

ABC News

Eviction ban plan will be time-limited, says Housing Minister

The three coalition leaders will discuss bringing in a moratorium on notices to terminate tenancies later

Irish Mirror

How a promise of 10,000 new homes in Liverpool turned into just 18 properties

The full story on how Liverpool Council's flagship housing company failed to deliver on grand promises

Liverpool Echo

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Chicago to launch $3M Tiny Homes pilot on city lots with up to eight units on each

Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara told the City Council Friday the program will launch on city-owned land to eliminate land acquisition costs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tenant advocates call for halt to public housing evictions 'without grounds' after human rights complaint

Tenancy rights organisations have called on the WA government to cease evicting public housing residents under "no-grounds" provisions after a Federal Court injunction and a racial discrimination complaint.

ABC News

More affordable housing coming for regional Victoria as government commits $219 million to new builds

The Victorian government announces it will build hundreds of homes in regional Victoria to help address the growing social housing problem.

ABC News

Kaila was forced to live in a motel with her two kids. The rental crisis made her homeless

Regional areas used to be places where people with low- to middle-income jobs like hospitality, retail, nursing or aged care could reasonably expect to find a home. Four Corners takes a first-hand look at the housing crisis that is forcing workers into cars and motels.

ABC News

Taoiseach Micheal Martin refuses to back Stephen Donnelly to remain as Health Minister in Christmas Cabinet reshuffle

Mr Martin was feeling very confident in his own abilities as he did not rule out returning to the office of Taoiseach again after the next general election

Irish Mirror

A public housing tenant passed away in his home. It took authorities 12 days to find him

After almost two weeks of complaints to housing authorities, Pierre Gawronski learned his next-door neighbour had passed away. He says this tragedy is the symptom of a failing system.

ABC News

CM Stalin hands over house allotment order to veteran Congress leader Kumari Ananthan

Upon request, he has been allotted a flat in the housing tenements of TNHB

The Hindu

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Irish Mirror

Third of renters spending 'at least 50% of their income' on rent

Threshold has published the results of a survey of 500 adult renters about their income

The Independent UK

Rent cap proposed by Government to protect social housing tenants as costs rise

Social housing tenants in England could be protected from spiralling rents during the cost-of-living crisis with a cap from next April.

Chronicle Live

Government propose rent cap to protect social housing tenants amid cost of living crisis

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) reports that rent increases for people living in social homes could be capped as low as 3% during the next financial year

Newcastle Herald

Parent with disability raises 'poverty trap' fears in Hunter's public housing system

Ms Moorhouse, 45, was served an eviction notice on a private rental earlier this year and has struggled to find a home suited to their needs and those of their two teen daughters who live with autism.

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Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien claims cost rental scheme is so 'popular' it is oversubscribed

O’Brien is 'confident' the Government will achieve its target of delivering 24,600 new homes by the end of 2022

Irish Mirror

Interim work 'a priority' as Celtic Tiger-era apartment building defect repair cost estimated to be up to €2.5 billion

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien welcomed the findings of the report, saying 'this was a nettle we had to grasp' and that he is 'committed' to helping those affected

ABC News

Queensland Audit Office highlights lack of modelling to address rising social housing demand

An audit office report finds Queensland Housing Department has no model to predict future demand on the state's social housing register, and that plans to build more than 6,000 new dwellings will be nowhere near enough to meet demand.

Daily Mirror

Michael Gove left homeless as Boris Johnson takes final revenge for leadership sabotage

Michael Gove - who was sacked as housing secretary on Wednesday - not only lost his job, but also his £25 million grace and favour pad in Westminster.

The Hindu

KTR seeks guidelines for 2BHK allotment

Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K.T.Rama Rao has instructed the officials concerned to expedite measures for allotment of double bedroom housing units to the eligible beneficiaries in the city.

Manchester Evening News

Middlewood Locks scheme gets £30m loan boost

Housing Minister Stuart Andrew said the project was a "key part of the Government's levelling up mission"

ABC News

One million homes were unoccupied on census night. How that could help people struggling to find housing

In the midst of a housing crisis, there were more than one million homes sitting vacant on census night, according to the latest data. A demographer says a lot of those dwellings could be used to help people in need of secure housing.

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