After 11 years on a housing wait list, Lynette is getting desperate (opens original article in a new tab)

An elderly Australian woman has waited 11 years for social housing, highlighting a growing national crisis with long waitlists and insufficient supply.

• Lynette Poole, 71, has been waiting 11 years for social housing in NSW, with no immediate solution.
• Social housing waitlists in NSW and nationally have 69,000 and 185,000 people respectively, with long delays in processing.
• Homes NSW reports a decline in social housing stock and increased construction costs post-COVID, worsening the crisis.