400 empty public housing properties while hundreds wait months

Kathryn Lewis
Updated April 13 2021 - 9:05am, first published April 5 2021 - 5:30am
More than 400 public housing properties in Canberra are empty while hundreds are on the waitlist. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
More than 400 public housing properties in Canberra are empty while hundreds are on the waitlist. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

More than 400 public housing properties sit empty across Canberra, while almost 200 people were on the "priority list" to get a new home.

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Kathryn Lewis

Kathryn Lewis

Canberra Times Journalist

I am a breaking and general news reporter. Contact me with tips or story ideas at kathryn.lewis@canberratimes.com.au

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