Western Australia’s peak body for community housing and homelessness has congratulated the state’s new ministers, emphasising their crucial role in tackling the housing crisis.
Vacancy rates questioned as sector calls for step change for renters this election.
Shelter WA welcomes today’s Cook Government announcement of $6 million to establish a new capacity-building program for community housing organisations (CHOs) across Western Australia.
New figures revealing Western Australia’s persistent demand for more housing and homelessness support highlights the urgent need for the next state government to build on progress, and drive further action to address the crisis, Shelter WA said.
Perth is now the least affordable capital city in Australia with low-income renters bearing the brunt of the crisis, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index released today.
A new report has exposed the unsafe and unfair realities of renting in Western Australia, where the lack of minimum standards leaves three in five renters living with mould and bearing the cost of home repairs themselves.
As Shelter WA unveils its bold Election Platform, new analysis reveals the number of social and affordable housing dwellings that must be created every year in each West Australian electorate to address the current and future demand of more than 85,000 homes by 2041.
Western Australian renters could save $6,000 next year if the State Government delivers a deep and permanent cost-of-living housing relief package, according to Shelter WA.