Public housing, private trap: The tenants facing $4000 rent hikes
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Victoria
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Property, Australia, Economy & Finance, Financial Markets, Tax & Budget, Property & Housing, Business & Economy
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Despite being a public housing tenant who lives on a disability pension, 73-year-old Gail Innes is now $4000 behind in her rent to a private market property, due to an increasingly criticised state government scheme known as “headleasing”.
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