At 75 years old, Shirley is preparing to sleep rough on the streets. The National Rental Affordability Scheme that's keeping her housed is coming to an end and she's scared she won't survive if left homeless.
The state government said it would consider buying the scheme's Queensland properties, at its housing summit next week.
Stolen generation survivor Christine Anderson said she was growing accustomed to being "let down" by the government. Residents have been advised to join the 46,000 Queenslanders already on the wait list for social housing."We've worked our lives. We've paid our taxes. We've supported this country and they just say, 'Nope, can't do anything for you, put your name on a housing commission list and wait'," she said.Queensland Council of Social Service chief executive Amy McVeigh urged the government to find a solution to deal with fallout from the end of the scheme.
"If the scheme ends, it would be better to replace it with another scheme that would ensure that people who are currently on low incomes in NRAS houses are sustained in their tenancies as much as possible."
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