Luke Biddle

The #TogetherHome program is a $36.1m investment by the NSW Government that aims to support people street sleeping across NSW during the COVID-19 pandemic into stable accommodation!! See the factsheet below for information!! #CCE2021 #HousingCrisis coronavirus.dcj.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/…

Are you struggling to find a rental property or permanent accommodation?? Are you being priced out of the property market?? This might be why!! "NSW coastal property markets boom with no slowdown in sight amid pandemic"! #CCE2021 #HousingCrisis domain.com.au/news/nsw-coast…

"Some people are having to wait up to 10 years for a home and in the meantime they are forced into insecure living conditions due to the lack of housing". Vinnies volunteers rally behind local services to demand more housing for rough sleepers!! #CCE2021 macleayargus.com.au/story/7104836/…

"The Northern Rivers needs at least 300 social housing developments each year for the next decade to keep up with current demand"!! After years of neglect by governments, what can be done to address the #HousingCrisis #CCE2021 nbnnews.com.au/2021/04/21/cal…

This report outlines the Barriers and Opportunities faced by the Mid-North Coast pre #COVID19!! Do you think the Government needs to re-evaluate their plan to better reflect the #HousingCrisis and economic effects of the pandemic on the region?? #CCE2021 rdamnc.org.au/wp-content/upl…

"PORT Macquarie has been named among the regional NSW’s most unaffordable places to rent and live". With rental prices soaring, many people are being forced out of stable housing and into homelessness! Do You #EarnEnough to #LiveOnTheCoast!! #CCE2021 portnews.com.au/story/5707735/…

Australia’s largest not-for-profit community housing provider Community Housing Ltd has received over $1.6 million in funding which will help transition 24 rough sleepers into long-term affordable housing on the Mid-North Coast! But is it enough?#CCE2021 chl.org.au/2020/07/rough-…

The #NSWCouncilofSocialServices published this fact sheet outlining the Impact of the COVID-19 Recession on the Mid North Coast Region!! "the number of NSW families experiencing housing stress will increase by over 88,000 or 24.3 per cent". #CCE2021 ncoss.org.au/wp-content/upl…

Have you got ideas that might help to address the regional #HousingCrisis or want to learn more?? Contact #RegionalDevelopmentAustralia to contribute ideas to the Housing Ideas Forum and help to improve local services!! #CCE2021 rdamnc.org.au/housing-ideas-…

Mission Australia are a Community Housing Provider on the Mid-North Coast that connect members of the community to basic healthcare services and crisis accommodation. Do you think local CHP's need more funding to help address the #HousingCrisis #CCE2021 missionaustralia.com.au/social-housing…

Equity Economics estimate that, compared to pre-pandemic levels, the long tale of high unemployment will lead to a 24% increase in the number of Australian families under housing stress and 9% increase in the number of Australians experiencing homelessness #CCE2021 #HousingCrisis

This article provides a great explanation of the causes for the current #HousingCrisis. If the Morrison Government doesn't act fast, current incentives available to young Australians may amount to nothing, getting people nowhere fast. #CCE2021 theguardian.com/australia-news…

A $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund, more social housing properties, $100m for crisis housing for DV, $30m for veterans’ housing and homelessness... Albo's making waves with his promises!.!.! #CCE2021 #HousingCrisis #FutureAustralia thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/…

Federal and State Government need to begin discussing ways of allocating funds to drive Social Housing Projects to address the countries #HousingCrisis or start making it cheaper for people to build or buy!! #CCE2021

We need both sides of government to acknowledge this issue... It isn't just the unemployed who face homelessness and poverty anymore... We need action now!! #CCE2021 #HousingCrisis

NSW #HousingCrisis is causing such financial pressure that many families are going without food in order to pay their rent and avoid the risk of becoming homeless, with many families sacrificing up to one-third of their wage to cover rent!! #CCE2021 macleayargus.com.au/story/6286383/…

The NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has described the #HousingCrisis gripping regional NSW as a "champagne problem"... The types of problems people want!! Lets be honest John, I don't think anyone asked for soaring rent and forced homelessness #CCE2021 abc.net.au/news/2021-02-2…

Welcome to 2021 in Regional Australia! The year where you can earn between $1000-$1500 per week and still find yourself homeless!! Regional Australians homeless as people flee Major Cities amid pandemic fears! #CCE2021 #HousingCrisis theguardian.com/australia-news…

South Australia spends more than $70 million annually on homelessness services equating to almost $200,000 a day – and yet people are still cycling in and out of the system! New Policy Reforms are need to break the cycle!! #CCE2021 #HousingCrisis miragenews.com/new-reforms-ta…

"It will make me feel like I do have a belonging or place in my community, not just as an outcast." Even during a pandemic, only 33,000 lucky homeless people across Australia were granted temporary accommodation. Why? #CCE2021 #HousingCrisis abc.net.au/news/2020-12-0…