Government gets F for housing during COVID-19

The report card assessed the health equity implications of federal, state and te
The report card assessed the health equity implications of federal, state and territory government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report card assessed the health equity implications of federal, state and territory government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Government has failed in its housing policy response according to a report that assessed health equity implications during the COVID pandemic. The Federal Government has failed in its housing policy response during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report card by experts at The Australian National University (ANU). The report card assessed the health equity implications of federal, state and territory government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across housing, employment and income support. In the report card, grades A or B are considered good for health equity; C maintains the status quo; while D makes things worse and F is a failure for health equity. Most governments scored below average grades across most policy areas. In addition to a clear fail for its response to housing during the pandemic, the Federal Government also received a C for its income support and employment policy responses.
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