Rent assistance to bypass renter under Labor plan

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Around 950,000 Australians currently receive Commonwealth Rent Assistance. As part of major reforms to the rent assistance scheme, Federal Labor MP Craig Emerson has called for Centrelink rent assistance to be paid directly to landlords. He argues that this change would be beneficial particularly in cases where tenants have a history of defaulting on their rent.

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