Shelter WA has commended the Cook Government for delivering welcome boosts to social housing and homelessness services, but says the scale of the crisis required a much bolder commitment for homelessness and emergency relief.
The Make Renting Fair alliance welcomes today’s announcement of rental reforms, describing it as a significant step forward for tenants.
Shelter WA strongly supports the Cook government’s commitment to building more social and affordable housing, with two new transformative projects set to create hundreds of homes.
A call for the Safe Night Space to remain open – if not for the next two years at least over the Christmas period.
Shelter WA has welcomed the announcement of the acquisition and conversion of the Fraser Suites apartment complex in East Perth.
Today’s state budget has missed the opportunity to solve Western Australia’s worsening housing and homelessness emergency, peak body for WA’s homelessness and community housing sectors Shelter WA said.
New figures show Perth has become one of the most unaffordable cities for renters, second only to Adelaide, prompting Shelter WA to call on the next federal government to deliver more housing funding for the state.
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.
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.