We’re spending just $342 per person on housing while our peers are putting in $589, leaving us 42% below the median—that’s not just stingy, it’s a slap in the face when families are drowning in rent and mortgages. They want to raise it to $560 per person, and they’re dead right—how can we call ourselves a decent society when we’re scraping by on scraps compared to everyone else?
The numbers behind the demand
Previous
$342 / person
Per-person spend when demanded
Right now
$571 / person
Current per-person spend
— delivered
What voters want
$560 / person
Target per-person spend
🎉 Delivered on Feb. 21, 2022 via the budget that passed.
Next election on 1 May 2027 (in 2 years).
Pledges (2)
Optimates Fasces
pledged Aug. 8, 2021
Delivered
“I’ll do whether it’s possible and all the parts for it, too.”
Te Deum Laudamus
pledged Nov. 13, 2021
Delivered
“A decent amount of money is what our people truly need to survive, that is why our party wants to end with this struggle as soon as possible.”