2SER interview: housing affordability crisis

We all need a home. But where do you turn if you cannot find one you are able to afford? Decades of under-investment by government have created a severe shortage of social housing. Low incomes, social security payments and rental assistance are not keeping pace with rent increases.

Thomas Chailloux from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) joins 2SER Breakfast to discuss the change needed to end homelessness to ensure everyone has access to a safe, secure home.

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