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Rental Affordability Index shows Victorian rental crisis reaching new depths

National Shelter and SGS Economics & Planning are holding an embargoed zoom briefing for journalists at 11.15am Thursday, 9 November about the 2023 Rental Affordability Index showing plummeting affordability across Melbourne and regional Victoria.

When: 11.15am - 11.35am Thursday, 9 November 2023

Who: SGS Economics & Planning Principal Ellen Witte, National Shelter CEO Emma Greenhalgh, Brotherhood of St Laurence Chief Services Officer Julie Ware

What: Briefing on the findings of the 2023 National Shelter and SGS Economics & Planning Rental Affordability Index that shows plummeting affordability across the state. Embargo lifts 12.01am Tuesday 14 November. 

Registration: Contact Georgie Moore (georgie@hortonadvisory.com.au/0477 779 928) for a zoom link and access to embargoed materials

 

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