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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Also corporate welfare. All rent assistance and energy rebates are going to do is drive up the prices.

Exactly the same thing happened with Home Owners Grants; we went from being able to purchase an entry-level house and land for 2 years worth of wages to having to save for 5 years just to have a deposit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't think enough people are on rent assistance to meaningfully impact inflation (and the maximum amount is quite low even with the increase). I see it more as a politically expedient way to give a small increase to the welfare payments, since it's an easier sell to people who hate "dole bludgers" (even if the effect is mostly the same) and most people on the payments are renters.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

There are enough people who own rentals who will be running their hands together and grinning maniacally. They have been cranking up their tenants rent to cover their interest rates increases, and now that their tenants are government funded, they can increase rents even more!

Rent assistance claims to be welfare for people who can’t afford to buy their own home, it is actually just welfare for landlords.