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> Do you know why it's under resourced? Except for government getting ripped off by contractors, which extends far beyond the need for disability housing, the

> Do you know why it's under resourced? Except for government getting ripped off by contractors, which extends far beyond the need for disability housing, the causes you give are minor issues. They're the issues that pop up on tabloid news sites and TV shows. The largest cause for it being under-resourced is because of decades of government cuts and freezes on spending. Properties are being damaged because the government is not funding repairs and maintenance. You can report something minor (say a window leaking), and it'll sit in a queue for a year or two before it gets looked at. Meanwhile the tenant tries to do a patch job themselves, but that really only slows things down - and the leak is now developing into a mould issue in the cupboards/wall. So now the entire kitchen needs to be replaced and your $150 repair job is now a $15k kitchen renovation job. This happens with other things like roof leaks, where the entire property is now a health hazard due to black mould everywhere, and the tenants having to be relocated. Meanwhile, the department does not have funds to acquire/build new property - so every loss of a property due to poor maintenance is that much more impactful. Combine that with our aging population and yeah - we're not even close to "It's the refugees with the massive family" being even close to a real cause.

Khaine 2y ago
Yeah no. We are talking about a tenant, ripping the doors off the walls pulling up carpet, stealing and selling the toilet, white goods, cabinets. The destruction and damage being so complete it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair, and this is not a one off occurance. These small minority of tenants impose significant costs on public housing, which then means the government doesn't have the funding to build more houses. A lack of minor maintenance as you describe is due to shoddy contractors ripping off the government, doing a sub-standard job. They are responsible for doing that maintenance, and cut costs by avoiding call-outs until its significant and then do a half arsed job fixing it.

Khaine 2y ago

Yeah no. We are talking about a tenant, ripping the doors off the walls pulling up carpet, stealing and selling the toilet, white goods, cabinets. The destruction and damage being so complete it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair, and this is not a one off occurance. These small minority of tenants impose significant costs on public housing, which then means the government doesn't have the funding to build more houses. A lack of minor maintenance as you describe is due to shoddy contractors ripping off the government, doing a sub-standard job. They are responsible for doing that maintenance, and cut costs by avoiding call-outs until its significant and then do a half arsed job fixing it.