Scott Morrison says best way to help renters is to ‘help them buy a house’

Prime minister's comment came in response to question about lack of relief for renters in federal budget

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Scott Morrison has told renters that the best way the government can support them is to help them buy a home, in what housing experts have described as a let them eat cake" moment.

The prime minister made the comment on Channel Nine's Today show on Wednesday morning after being asked why there was not more support for renters in the federal budget handed down on Tuesday night.