{"id":363420,"date":"2025-08-07T17:12:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T07:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=363420"},"modified":"2025-08-08T21:40:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T11:40:39","slug":"ctc-urges-action-on-housing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/08\/07\/ctc-urges-action-on-housing-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"CTC Urges Action On Housing Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>
South Burnett CTC CEO Jason Erbacher … “a full-blown community housing emergency”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 7, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Homelessness in the South Burnett is a “humanitarian crisis in plain sight”, according to local not-for-profit support agency South Burnett CTC.<\/p>\n

CEO Jason Erbacher said the situation was no longer manageable.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a case of a few rough sleepers, this is a full-blown community housing emergency,\u201d Mr Erbacher said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re seeing families sleeping in cars, pensioners facing eviction and working parents unable to secure a home.<\/p>\n

“These aren\u2019t fringe cases. These are our neighbours, our clients, our friends. The system is failing them.\u201d<\/p>\n

CTC says the critical housing shortage across the South Burnett has left dozens of vulnerable residents without options.<\/p>\n

Local support services are full and were forced to turn people away.<\/p>\n

The rental market was now unaffordable and inaccessible for many individuals and families, including those working or receiving income support.<\/p>\n

Vacancy rates were as low as 0.1 per cent\u00a0 in Murgon and there were fewer than 35 properties available across the region<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truth is we\u2019re at capacity. We are turning people away because there is literally nowhere left to put them,\u201d CTC housing and homelessness team leader Nick Krauksts said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have 168 people linked to our program right now, and more coming in daily. We supported over 500 people last year – but it\u2019s not enough. We need more housing. We need more options. We need change.\u201d<\/p>\n

CTC says current data shows the median rent in Kingaroy is $450 per week, or $900 per fortnight,<\/p>\n

A single person on JobSeeker receives $781 per fortnight, plus $211 rent assistance,\u00a0 which leaves them with just $92 to live on, or worse<\/p>\n

CTC says rent should not exceed 30-40 per cent of income, yet in the South Burnett, many pay over 70 per cent.<\/p>\n

For vulnerable applicants, the process itself can become another barrier.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople who\u2019ve lived with family or escaped violence often can\u2019t provide rental history, payslips or references,\u201d Mr Krauksts said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome don\u2019t even get to apply because they\u2019re locked out before they start. It\u2019s not just about affordability, it\u2019s about access.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Erbacher called for urgent action from all levels of government, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • Investment in crisis and transitional housing for regional areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \n
    • Expansion of programs such as Enhanced outreach and tenancy sustainment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        \n
      • Increased funding for frontline workers to meet growing demand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
          \n
        • A review of income support rates and rent assistance indexing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
            \n
          • Landlord incentives to offer long-term, affordable tenancies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            \u201cWe\u2019re doing everything we can, but without more housing, more funding, and more flexibility in policy, we are losing ground,\u201d Mr Erbacher said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Homelessness in the South Burnett is a “humanitarian crisis in plain sight”, according to local not-for-profit support agency South Burnett CTC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":346539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,16,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nCTC Urges Action On Housing Crisis - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Homelessness in the South Burnett is a "humanitarian crisis in plain sight", according to local not-for-profit support agency South Burnett CTC.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/08\/07\/ctc-urges-action-on-housing-crisis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CTC Urges Action On Housing Crisis - southburnett.com.au\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Homelessness in the South Burnett is a "humanitarian crisis in plain sight", according to local not-for-profit support agency South Burnett CTC.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/08\/07\/ctc-urges-action-on-housing-crisis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"southburnett.com.au\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-07T07:12:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-08T11:40:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240405jason1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"740\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"460\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anne Miller\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anne Miller\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/08\/07\/ctc-urges-action-on-housing-crisis\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/08\/07\/ctc-urges-action-on-housing-crisis\/\",\"name\":\"CTC Urges Action On Housing Crisis - southburnett.com.au\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-07T07:12:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-08T11:40:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae\"},\"description\":\"Homelessness in the South Burnett is a \\\"humanitarian crisis in plain sight\\\", according to local not-for-profit support agency South Burnett CTC.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/08\/07\/ctc-urges-action-on-housing-crisis\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/\",\"name\":\"southburnett.com.au\",\"description\":\"Kingaroy and South Burnett News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae\",\"name\":\"Anne Miller\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/author\/anne-miller\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"CTC Urges Action On Housing Crisis - southburnett.com.au","description":"Homelessness in the South Burnett is a \"humanitarian crisis in plain sight\", according to local not-for-profit support agency South Burnett CTC.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/08\/07\/ctc-urges-action-on-housing-crisis\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"CTC Urges Action On Housing Crisis - southburnett.com.au","og_description":"Homelessness in the South Burnett is a \"humanitarian crisis in plain sight\", according to local not-for-profit support agency South Burnett CTC.","og_url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/08\/07\/ctc-urges-action-on-housing-crisis\/","og_site_name":"southburnett.com.au","article_published_time":"2025-08-07T07:12:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-08T11:40:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":740,"height":460,"url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240405jason1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Anne Miller","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Anne Miller","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/08\/07\/ctc-urges-action-on-housing-crisis\/","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/08\/07\/ctc-urges-action-on-housing-crisis\/","name":"CTC Urges Action On Housing Crisis - southburnett.com.au","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-08-07T07:12:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-08T11:40:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae"},"description":"Homelessness in the South Burnett is a \"humanitarian crisis in plain sight\", according to local not-for-profit support agency South Burnett CTC.","inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/08\/07\/ctc-urges-action-on-housing-crisis\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/","name":"southburnett.com.au","description":"Kingaroy and South Burnett News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae","name":"Anne Miller","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/author\/anne-miller\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363420"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363420"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":363423,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363420\/revisions\/363423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}