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Pandemic-era private rental assistance measures had only modest outcomes, new research has found, after some landlords decided government help was not worthwhile.

Eviction moratoriums were easily evaded by landlords, meaning tenants moved out if they could not pay rent. There was also significant underspending in most rent-relief schemes, a report from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, released on Friday, uncovered.

Landlords easily evaded COVID eviction bans, housing study reveals Crisis-era rent support to keep tenants in their homes as the COVID-19 pandemic hit only had modest outcomes, according to the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute.