Maya fled family violence, only to spend eight years in housing limbo

Australian Broadcasting Corporation // World // Oceania

Maya fled family violence, only to spend eight years in housing limbo

Sunday 14th September 2025, 7:08PM

As family violence survivor and mother-of-two, Maya was assessed as a high priority for social housing. Eight years later, she's finally moved into a suitable home in outer-suburban Melbourne, with vulnerable Victorians left waiting for years as the social housing waitlist soars.

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