One of the 160,000 Australians waiting for public housing is Hebriella George from New South Wales, who claims the ten-year delay has prevented her from providing her four children with the “home they deserve.”
Four of a mother’s seven children were given up because she “just couldn’t afford” to keep them.
One of the 160,000 individuals in Australia’s New South Wales who are waiting for public housing is Hebriella George.
She claims that during her ten-year search for a house, she was unable to provide her children with “the home they deserve” because she could not afford it.
“I had to give four of my children up because I just couldn’t support them anymore,” she explained. “There are days when I’m not even sure what to serve as food for them.
“I can’t provide my kids with the house they deserve, and it breaks my heart.”
Despite applying for 60 to 70 properties during her decade-long wait, she’s been unable to locate anywhere.
Hebriella George claims that while searching for accommodation, she had to give up four of her seven children because she couldn’t afford to keep them ( Image: Ten)
But when she discovered a Sydney home that was coated in mould and plagued with rats, she knew she had struck gold because no one else had applied to pay £250 per week for it.
“I knew looking at the photo that no one was going to apply for that home because I wouldn’t have done it myself if I wasn’t desperate, but I was,” she said in a statement to Australian news outlet The Project.
The mother of seven claims that the filthy home caused her to throw away a tonne of her possessions, but that it was her only option—the other being to live in her car.
She claims that because her husband has a better financial situation, the majority of her kids must reside with him.
She discovered a mould and rat-infested house.
According to Mark Degotardi, CEO of the Community Housing Industry Association, there are about 220,000 individuals in New South Wales who are classified as homeless and spend more than 30% of their income on housing or reside in subpar housing.
The UK homelessness charity Shelter earlier this year reported that it is receiving calls from about 1,000 people each day who are in “dire circumstances” as a result of the cost-of-living crisis.
Its advisors are also preparing for a sharp increase in the number of people losing their homes in the upcoming 12 months as private rents soar and energy costs reach sky-high levels.
She claimed that because of the filth in the house, she had to discard a number of her possessions.
When The Mirror visited the Sheffield office, at least three people who had phoned the organization’s emergency helpline had received Section 21 notices.
The 1988 Housing Act, passed by Margaret Thatcher’s government, permits landlords to evict residents on a whim and without cause.
Since 2018, Conservative governments have pledged to end so-called “no-fault evictions,” but the legislation has encountered numerous setbacks.
While a woman who had received an eviction notice acknowledged the gravity of the situation and said, “I could be homeless,” a man from the south-east of England asked an advisor how they were meant to manage.
One of the 160,000 Australians waiting for public housing is Hebriella George from New South Wales, who claims the ten-year delay has prevented her from providing her four children with the “home they deserve.”
Four of a mother’s seven children were given up because she “just couldn’t afford” to keep them.
One of the 160,000 individuals in Australia’s New South Wales who are waiting for public housing is Hebriella George.
She claims that during her ten-year search for a house, she was unable to provide her children with “the home they deserve” because she could not afford it.
“I had to give four of my children up because I just couldn’t support them anymore,” she explained. “There are days when I’m not even sure what to serve as food for them.
“I can’t provide my kids with the house they deserve, and it breaks my heart.”
Despite applying for 60 to 70 properties during her decade-long wait, she’s been unable to locate anywhere.
Hebriella George claims that while searching for accommodation, she had to give up four of her seven children because she couldn’t afford to keep them ( Image: Ten)
But when she discovered a Sydney home that was coated in mould and plagued with rats, she knew she had struck gold because no one else had applied to pay £250 per week for it.
“I knew looking at the photo that no one was going to apply for that home because I wouldn’t have done it myself if I wasn’t desperate, but I was,” she said in a statement to Australian news outlet The Project.
The mother of seven claims that the filthy home caused her to throw away a tonne of her possessions, but that it was her only option—the other being to live in her car.
She claims that because her husband has a better financial situation, the majority of her kids must reside with him.
She discovered a mould and rat-infested house.
According to Mark Degotardi, CEO of the Community Housing Industry Association, there are about 220,000 individuals in New South Wales who are classified as homeless and spend more than 30% of their income on housing or reside in subpar housing.
The UK homelessness charity Shelter earlier this year reported that it is receiving calls from about 1,000 people each day who are in “dire circumstances” as a result of the cost-of-living crisis.
Its advisors are also preparing for a sharp increase in the number of people losing their homes in the upcoming 12 months as private rents soar and energy costs reach sky-high levels.
She claimed that because of the filth in the house, she had to discard a number of her possessions.
