With housing affordability getting worse and worse there are some 800,000 people who are accessing Public and Community Housing. Often these people who are renting from the Government or from service providers into this subsidised sector are on low incomes - many have personal crisis situations or have a disability or are indigenous. On this weeks’ show we’re interviewing a long term resident of Victorian Public Housing. She explains in her own words what’s happened to her health. We did a mould inspection for her some 4+ years ago that resulted in Housing Victoria stepping in to quickly remove this Family. Unfortunately at her new dwelling she and her daughter have continued to be affected by leaks and building defects. I wanted to bring you her story so maybe the Department can step in again and do something for this Family. The second reason I think this story is important is that many people in public housing need advocacy on what is often a hidden problem. If you know or suspect someone who might be vulnerable and is knowingly or unknowingly being potentially exposed to mould and water damage, please speak up and start talking about it and agitating for change.
Public Housing Mould Nightmare | The Mould Show podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
