Public Housing should be STOPPED & SOLD

[ufo_investigations]

The government buys houses and rents them out to people at a discounted rate and the tax payer has to carry this burden.

Why is this so?   Governments should not be buying houses!

I'm sorry but we should not have government housing!

Complete waste money!

All government housing should be sold to private sector!

The millions of dollars raised from the sale will build better roads, freeways, hospitals.

Governments should govern NOT buy houses for people to live in!

The job of government is to govern not babysit people!

***** Dear State Governments **** Please SELL ALL GOVERNMENT HOUSES !!! ****

[ufo_investigations]

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@lind9650 wrote:

Rent assistance of $250.- per fortnight?  Not per week.

Many people would be happy to receive that much on Rent assistance.

Get your facts right and then talk.

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Read what I wrote instead of writing bs

I said the clerk at centrelink would have to make an assessment on the family. Each applicant would receive a different amount of rental assistance depending on their individual circumstances.

[lind9650]

Now that is BS.

[polksaladallie]

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@am*3 wrote:

State Government is responsible for public housing.

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But somehow, "Julia" is being blamed.  Whoever she is, she has been lurking in WA too.

Whitlam was blamed for everything for decades after he was voted out.  Now that he is gone, "Julia" is going to be blamed for everything.  For how long?

[colic2bullsgirlore]

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@ufo_investigations wrote:

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@lind9650 wrote:

Rent assistance of $250.- per fortnight?  Not per week.

Many people would be happy to receive that much on Rent assistance.

Get your facts right and then talk.

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Read what I wrote instead of writing bs

I said the clerk at centrelink would have to make an assessment on the family. Each applicant would receive a different amount of rental assistance depending on their individual circumstances.

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Not many get 100% rent assistance though...Finally something UFO and I agree with...... start at the top I reckon.....

The completion of extensive renovations at Prime Minister Tony Abbott's official Canberra residence have been

delayed until 2015, potentially increasing the $4.45 million price tag. 

As contractors continue to work on-site at The Lodge, public information about the works from the Department of

Finance has been quietly updated to indicate an extension of at least six months.

Commenced in September 2013, the work was originally expected to be completed by mid-2014.

A Finance spokeswoman said the extension was to allow for additional works to be completed on the historic Deakin

property, but would not confirm their exact nature or cost.

Government tender documents showed in April the cost had blown out to more than $4.45 million, up from the original estimate of $3.19 million.

The May 14 (2014) federal budget included more funds for maintenance and the refurbishment, but the total amount

was deemed commercial-in-confidence

Mr Abbott has opted to stay in a $110-a-night room at Australian Federal Police College in Barton while the

renovations are completed.

He chose not to use a $3000-a-week rented house in nearby Forrest, after a lease was signed by public servants during

the 2013 pre-election caretaker period.

The decision cost taxpayers $65,000 in lease termination charges.

Asked if he would eventually use The Lodge when in Canberra, Mr Abbott told reporters he was reluctant to live in official residences. 

"But when you take on a particular job, sometimes a particular residence goes with it and you've just got to go with that particular flow," he said.  

Officials in Mr Abbott's office and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet appear reluctant to discuss the

renovation project, blocking the release of information in May and instructing public servants not to discuss the details

for fear of "negative comments".

.....Shhh..... Particularly don't mention the war.......

[polksaladallie]

 UFO wrote

I said the clerk at centrelink would have to make an assessment on the family. Each applicant would receive a different amount of rental assistance depending on their individual circumstances.

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@lind9650 wrote:

Now that is BS.

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No it's not.  Rent allowance is means tested, so depending on assets and income, the amount given is different for each person.

[k0llectable5]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

 UFO wrote

I said the clerk at centrelink would have to make an assessment on the family. Each applicant would receive a different amount of rental assistance depending on their individual circumstances.

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@lind9650 wrote:

Now that is BS.

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No it's not.  Rent allowance is means tested, so depending on assets and income, the amount given is different for each person.

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The fact of it is though the maximum rent assistance anyone can get is about  $170 per fortnight.  People living in public housing are exempt from recieving rent assistance.  The amount of rent they pay cannot exceed anymore than 20% of their total fortnightly income.  

I googled tax and welfare and this site came up:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-09/interactive-budget-2013-where-will-your-tax-go/4682404 

Quite interesting...

[punch*drunk]

The fact of it is though the maximum rent assistance anyone can get is about  $170 per fortnight.  People living in public housing are exempt from recieving rent assistance.  The amount of rent they pay cannot exceed anymore than 20% of their total fortnightly income.  

Are you sure about that? My sister is waiting for public housing and still living in emergency housing, she only pays what she would in public housing and still gets rent assistance.

I agree with ufo, for those that are elgible for public housing they should subsidise the rent by $250 per week. The tenants can put in up to $150 a week themselves which would get them a decent house in many areas. A condition of receiving the higher rent subsidy would be that the total rent is paid straight to the landlord from benefits so the money cant be spent elsewhere. Even if this is just a short term solution until public housing becomes available for the family.

[lyne-flyn]

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@secondhand-wonderland wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

 UFO wrote

I said the clerk at centrelink would have to make an assessment on the family. Each applicant would receive a different amount of rental assistance depending on their individual circumstances.

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@lind9650 wrote:

Now that is BS.

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No it's not.  Rent allowance is means tested, so depending on assets and income, the amount given is different for each person.

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The fact of it is though the maximum rent assistance anyone can get is about  $170 per fortnight.  People living in public housing are exempt from recieving rent assistance.  The amount of rent they pay cannot exceed anymore than 20% of their total fortnightly income.  

I googled tax and welfare and this site came up:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-09/interactive-budget-2013-where-will-your-tax-go/4682404 

Quite interesting...

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Actually it is 25%

http://www.housing.vic.gov.au/public-housing

[punch*drunk]

And I think a "bedroom tax" is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard of. It does nothing to help families on the waiting list and that should be the priority rather than a few extra dollars.

[k0llectable5]

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@punch*drunk wrote:

The fact of it is though the maximum rent assistance anyone can get is about  $170 per fortnight.  People living in public housing are exempt from recieving rent assistance.  The amount of rent they pay cannot exceed anymore than 20% of their total fortnightly income.  

Are you sure about that? My sister is waiting for public housing and still living in emergency housing, she only pays what she would in public housing and still gets rent assistance.

I agree with ufo, for those that are elgible for public housing they should subsidise the rent by $250 per week. The tenants can put in up to $150 a week themselves which would get them a decent house in many areas. A condition of receiving the higher rent subsidy would be that the total rent is paid straight to the landlord from benefits so the money cant be spent elsewhere. Even if this is just a short term solution until public housing becomes available for the family.

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Yep I'm positive, when her public house comes through the rent assistance will cease...

Thanks for the correction Lyne 🙂