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Ipswich rental crisis hits families hard with vacancy rates lowest in living memory

Ipswich Today
Ipswich Today
Episode • Jun 24, 2022 • 12m
The nationwide housing crisis is almost a constant in the media but what is happening in Ipswich? One local organisation at the front line reveals the current homeless situation with a staggering increase of more than 1,000 per cent since the onset of Covid. While this increase was temporary the on-going increase is in the range of 650 per cent. Ipswich-based inCommunity Inc CEO Paul Tommasini joins the show to explain more. Published: 24 June 2022. Music: www.purple-planet.com Image: inCommunity Inc CEO Paul Tommasini (supplied) inCommunity Inc: https://incommunity.com.au/ Crisis accommodation: https://incommunity.com.au/crisis/ Beddown: https://incommunity.com.au/beddown/

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