Rent to increase by 7.5% from April
The infrastructure minister insists increasing public sector rent above the inflation rate is 'fair'.
From April, those in public sector housing will be paying 7.5 percent more.
In September, the consumer price index was 5.7 percent.
Despite this, Tim Crookall says it could have been raised much higher:
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