Grattan calls for social housing future fund

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The Grattan Institute has release a report entitled “A place to call home”, which calls for the establishment of a $20 billion social housing future fund.

Below is the blog post explaining the proposal followed by my response:

Australia has a housing crisis. Australians are spending more of their incomes on housing than in the past. Poorer people are feeling the pinch most. Many low-income renters are living in poverty, and many more are suffering financial stress. Inequality is increasing, and more Australians are becoming homeless.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.