"That email comes: “we regret to inform you that the landlord does not wish to renew the lease”.So cold and unfeeling, their ‘regrets’ mean nothing in the face of becoming unhoused.The anxiety of what this means for the future washes over you, you suppress the urge to panic.Straight away you begin gathering all the necessary … Continue reading ‘Desperation’: Renter Testimony From Snailz
Renter Testimony From Bec
The following is a statement from a renter, Bec, that was read out at our recent Housing Emergency Rally, on March 19th, 2023. The following statement is Bec, a renter, and a sole parent, and was read at Anti-Poverty Network SA’s Housing Emergency Rally, on March 19, 2023.Trigger warning: the following statement contains distressing content.“I … Continue reading Renter Testimony From Bec
Jane’s Speech To Parliamentary Forum On Renting
The following speech was given by Jane* to a Parliamentary Forum on Renting in Adelaide, on October 15, 2022."I have been on Centrelink benefits for eight years after losing my full-time job, experiencing a bad fall and then an assault that meant two years in hospital appointments unable to use my left arm or leg.My … Continue reading Jane’s Speech To Parliamentary Forum On Renting
RALLY: Fix Our Housing Emergency (March 19, 2023)
RALLY: Fix Our Housing Emergency Sunday March 19, 11:30am Parliament, North Terrace We face an emergency!! Never has it been harder to find an affordable place to live. Never have rents increased as rapidly. Never has there been such a shortage of public housing. Never have renters felt more stressed. Huge rents and huge rent … Continue reading RALLY: Fix Our Housing Emergency (March 19, 2023)
Release Of ‘Broke, Cold, Stressed’ Renters Report (September 27, 2022)
Today, Anti-Poverty Network SA released ‘Broke, Cold, Stressed’, our report outlining the results of our survey of 288 low-income renters, which took place over the winter of 2022. The results are yet another reminder that our rental market is causing enormous harm to people's lives, especially the lives of people in poverty. High rents. Big … Continue reading Release Of ‘Broke, Cold, Stressed’ Renters Report (September 27, 2022)