NRAS tenants face rising rents as affordable rental scheme winds down
Thousands of low-income renters are facing burgeoning rents as the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) winds up, even as the federal government launches a suite of housing policies to tackle Australia’s housing crisis
In Caboolture, north of Brisbane, Trish Miller has been nervously checking her emails, waiting to find out how much her $173 weekly rent will increase when her NRAS lease ends in a week.
The 63-year-old, who worked in the clothing industry for decades, has lived in a block of NRAS apartments for 10 years, after lengthy illness and years caring for her mother.
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