Public housing regularly being offered to people on NSW waitlist who have died

Exclusive: Data reveals that 77 people died before being offered public housing between April 2019 and March this year

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At least one person has died every month before finally being offered public housing in New South Wales, new data has revealed.

Data provided to Guardian Australia after a freedom of information request shows that between April 2019 and March this year, 77 people who had already died were offered housing. This included 12 people in 2020 and 2021, 17 in 2022 and 11 in 2023.

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