AUSTRALIAN HOUSING
EXTENSIVE NATIONAL PLAN
CANBERRA. May 21
An extensive national housing plan has been recommended to the Federal Government by the committee on social security. One of the chief recommendations is that rental for low income workers should not exceed 20 per cent of the basic wage, and even lower rentals should be paid by tenants with large family obligations.
The committee urges that before the war ends the Government should put in hand projects ensuring the continuous completion of homes which will be ready for returning troops. The Government should order the demolition of any dwellings under standard without compensation to owners and provide houses for sale to low-income workers without a deposit.
Interest charged under the national housing plan should not exceed 2 J per cent. Where money is needed for slum clearance, the committee recommends that the Commonwealth should provide it interest free. Relief for house-owners oppressed by onerous mortgages is also recommended.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 119, 22 May 1942, Page 5
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157AUSTRALIAN HOUSING Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 119, 22 May 1942, Page 5
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