Renters who are impacted by the catastrophic floods throughout NSW need urgent support. Sign the petition to join the Greens calls for the NSW Government to take immediate action to support renters in this crisis and through the recovery period from these devastating floods. Read the full plan here. Many renters have lost everything and are now facing the prospect of finding temporary accommodation while also dealing with their landlords, negotiating rent waivers and even facing eviction or rent hikes once the clean up is complete. On the NSW North Coast, the demand for rental properties was already exceeding availability before the storms hit. This chronic shortage of rental properties could cause a huge increase in the cost of rent as people scramble to find somewhere to live. We've put up a Bill which calls for tenants in flood impacted areas to be protected with the following: Evictions Ban: Tenants in areas which have been declared flood impacted will be protected from evictions unless the property is uninhabitable or the property ceases to be able to be used as a residence. Cap on Rents: Existing rents will be unable to be increased during this period. New leases and leases on new rental properties will also be limited and must be in line with the median rent for the same type of property prior to Feb 25th 2022. And for the following increased tenant protections for all tenants throughout NSW Mould and Damp Free: Landlords for residential premises will be required to ensure that the premises are ‘free of mould’ and have adequate ‘waterproofing’, in addition to existing plumbing and drainage as a determination of ‘fit for habitation’. End No Grounds Evictions: Puts an end to unfair evictions. Tenants will only be able to be evicted under a specific set of circumstances. Guidance to the Tribunal is also inserted to prevent retaliatory evictions.  Limiting Rent Increases: Rent increases will be restricted to a maximum of once per year and only in line with either the public sector wage increase or the CPI for Sydney, whichever is lesser. Sign the petition to add you voice to the call for urgent relief for flood impacted renters now.

$44 A DAY IS NOT ENOUGH If we want people to be able to eat, clothe, and house themselves, they need at least $80 a day. People on disability support pensions and other social security payments should not be excluded - they also need financial support above the poverty line. The Morrison Government’s so-called increase to the JobSeeker payment of $50 a fortnight amounts to an extra $3.57 a day. The Government says this act of astonishing cruelty is necessary for the budget – while giving $325 billion in tax breaks to people who don’t need it, including billionaires. Poverty is a political choice - and the Government has decided to line the pockets of billionaires with tax cuts, while forcing millions of Australians into poverty. There are more than 1.5 million Australians currently looking for work in a job market with only 192,000 vacancies. There simply aren’t enough jobs to go around. There is very clear evidence that the income support system itself is acting as a key barrier to employment because of the inadequate payment rates that force people into poverty. The Greens are calling for everyone to receive a livable social security payment.  It should not be Government policy for people to live below the poverty line on just $44 dollars a day. The Greens support all unemployed workers, people with disabilities and others needing a social safely net to be treated with dignity and will not stop campaigning until we have an increased payments over the poverty line.

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