Low-income renters need State Government help now

Analysis shows Adelaide rents – even in the cheapest suburbs – are unaffordable for low-income earners. Ross Womersley calls for urgent State Government action before COVID rental support comes to an end this year.

Housing is healthcare: Poor rental rights lead to bad outcomes

There is a direct link between insecure housing and poor health outcomes, write David Pearson and Carmel Williams, who argue that addressing the problem could be a low-cost way to ease pressure on our hospitals.

Social housing in the city. Photo: Tony Lewis/InDaily

Call for developers to fill social housing demand

Shelter SA says developers should be required to set aside a percentage of housing in new projects for low-income South Australians amid concerns about the cost and scarcity of rentals – but developers say the idea is “unworkable”.

Official concerns on Central Market Arcade redevelopment ahead of key meeting

The SA Housing Authority says the proposed $400 million redevelopment of the Central Market Arcade has not met government rules for affordable housing, with the project set to go before the state’s peak planning body this week.