Thousands on the brink of homelessness amid acute rent rise and lack of affordable housing

By Maeve McGregor
Updated December 1 2021 - 1:13pm, first published 4:30am
Housing crisis: homelessness on the rise as rents surge
Housing crisis: homelessness on the rise as rents surge

The prospect of homelessness has become a looming reality for many thousands of low to modest income earners in regional Victoria due to excessive rent hikes and the lack of social and affordable housing.

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