Housing for people living with a disability
People living with a disability need greater access to the housing market
People living with a disability need greater access to the housing market
In WA, there are an estimated 411,500 people who experience disability that restricts their everyday activities (ABS 2019).
While many people would not consider themselves as having ‘disability’, in the definition used here, disability includes any type of ongoing condition that restricts a person in their everyday activities.
Most families where someone experiences disability are homeowners or rent in the private sector and are therefore a significant part of the Western Australian housing market.
Additionally, people with severe disability and high support needs who are eligible for Specialist Disability Accommodation through NDIS are attracting funding to the state that has contributed to the growth of high quality and accessible housing specifically for people with disability. (NDIS 2021)
One in five Western Australians will be affected by mental illness at some point in their lives.
Shelter WA and People With disabilities WA, will undertake a two-year project to build the capacity of people with disability.
Western Australians with a disability are twice as likely to be in the bottom 20 per cent of gross income household quintile.
Shelter WA worked with the Summer Foundation’s NDIS Housing Options project to develop booklets to assist people with disability and their families, and NDIS and housing providers understand housing options under the NDIS, including Specialist Disability Accommodation.
This joint Carers WA and Foundation Housing report explores the barriers people with a disability in Western Australia face when seeking a home.