00:02This suburban homeowner considers herself one of the lucky ones.
00:06Our kids are now grown up and leaving home and we've got all this spare space downstairs.
00:11So ideally we'd like to be a part of the solution, help people out who are in housing distress.
00:18The Brisbane mum would like to offer some of her spare rooms as affordable rentals but worries about the...
00:24Cost and complexity, capital gains tax implications, income tax and also the complexity of regulations navigating that.
00:33They're actually the main deterrence.
00:35A property economist believes more people would rent out a spare room if tax rules were clarified or international examples
00:43were followed,
00:43such as where the government defines a weekly threshold for rent or board which doesn't attract tax.
00:49New housing supply is a long way off and we do have a rental crisis.
00:54We need to be providing more affordable housing options to people.
00:57So this is a way of dealing with a cost of living crisis, a rental affordability crisis and we've also
01:03got a loneliness epidemic.
01:04Advocates acknowledge these kind of boarding or sharing arrangements aren't for everyone, but argue those who want to do so
01:11should be able to.
01:12I think a government being able to provide clear information to them about how they're protected, that would really help
01:18more people step into home sharing.
01:20The federal government didn't respond to specific questions about clarifying tax rules for renting spare rooms.
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