Thursday, 5 October 2023

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Rachel PAYNE (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:40): (439) My constituency question is for the Minister for Housing, Minister Shing. My constituent is a young full-time worker currently residing in the Dandenong LGA. My constituent lives away from their family in a share house to be near their workplace. They have recently been forced to look for alternative accommodation. Unfortunately my constituent has run into the same issue many young people living in my region face: that the rental market is in crisis. Despite their full-time income, they are finding it almost impossible to find a place to call home. My constituent asks: what is the minister doing to give young people specifically a chance to find stable and affordable accommodation in South-Eastern Metro?