‘It’s worrying’: Victoria’s affordable rental housing to be allocated by ballot rather than need
by Stephanie Convery Inequality reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#69158)
Homes Victoria says ballot helps create fair and transparent' process but advocate fears those most in need may miss out
The Victorian government's new affordable rental housing will be allocated to tenants by random ballot rather than need, with applications to be processed by a company already under scrutiny for what advocates have called a troubling" use of renters' data.
The first tranche of 34 houses from the 2,400 promised in the affordable housing rental scheme - part of the Andrews government's big build" construction blitz - were advertised in January.
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