A new report from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) shows that Australia will need to triple its social housing stock over the next 20 years to meet demand. It shows the way forward to fix our broken housing system to ensure every Australian has a place to call home.

Over 80 people attended the first Aboriginal led forum on Metropolitan Aboriginal Housing in Perth. The forum’s purpose was to hear from Aboriginal people and harness their experience and expertise to develop solutions for housing reform.

Shelter WA urges State Parliament not to delay the passage of critical reforms to support the victims of family and domestic violence to remain in their homes.

Two Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre reports released today found this is the reality for many people in Australia’s private rental market. Shelter WA contributed to a panel discussion at the launch of these two seminal reports.

Recently, the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, was asked about the future of funding for remote housing in WA. The Prime Minister suggested that housing was a State responsibility and that the agreement had been for a couple of years and that it had now ended.

If we just look at the news headlines about housing becoming increasingly affordable in Western Australia, the news is not good for all Western Australians.

Rents remain unaffordable for people on low incomes in Perth, despite a continued record improving trend in affordability, according to the May Rental Affordability Index (RAI).

Shelter WA welcomes the State’s Social and Affordable Housing Package, but the reality is that it does not go far enough to provide the housing required for people who are experiencing homelessness or in housing stress.

Shelter WA is disappointed not to see a single new major announcement regarding affordable housing or combating chronic homelessness, the need for more affordable and secure homes in our nation continues.

With just 10 days to go before the 2018/19 State Budget, Shelter WA is urging the State Government to recognise that investment in housing will deliver Budget repair, and result in better economic, health and education outcomes for the Western Australian community.