Community peaks welcome short-term rental reforms
Peak bodies for community services, housing and homelessness in WA welcome today’s WA Government announcement on much-needed reforms to short-term rental accommodation.
Peak bodies for community services, housing and homelessness in WA welcome today’s WA Government announcement on much-needed reforms to short-term rental accommodation.
This report explores the experiences of community members navigating Australia’s housing system, and the organisations who support them.
It is the seventeenth report in the BCEC Focus on WA report series. This research looks at overall affordability and where key pressures are.
People experiencing homelessness experience significantly higher rates of chronic illness and disability than the general population.
The stark reality of the housing crisis in Australiademands a reinvigorated look at housing policy.
An interim National Housing and Supply Council has been established and commenced operations with a permanent council to be established.
The Infrastructure Western Australia Act 2019 (the Act) requires a formal Government response to be tabled in Parliament and published within six months.
The report highlights the importance of a long-term national housing strategy with clear targets to address the housing need right across Australia.
Shelter WA has started engaging with key stakeholders and decisions makers to promote the initiatives proposed in our submission and gather support for funding.
To meet the forecast demand, it is clear ‘hybridity’ of the housing system is essential.
Foundations for a Stronger Tomorrow will provide a long-term infrastructure outlook from which government and the private sector can plan and work for decades to come.
There are seven recommendations in the report, ranging from government policy changes to unlock the value of community housing to project structures and delivery methods.
Findings should give the government confidence the majority support increased security and stability for tenants in the WA rental market.
The report calls for a shift away from crisis responses towards deeper, structural change.
To say that housing in Australia is broken is an understatement. It is in meltdown, and we won’t be able to truly fix it until we redesign our housing policies.
The data reiterates the need for ongoing and significant co-investment by state and federal governments to increase the stock of social and affordable housing.