Tag Archive for: Affordable Housing

Give Me Shelter: The long-term costs of underproviding public, social and affordable housing

It clearly demonstrates the underlying business case for greater investment in affordable, public and social housing.

Australian Local Government business papers

Shelter WA urges all delegates to support the motions that address the growing and evolving housing affordability challenges across Australian rural, regional, and metropolitan communities.

Alternative housing models for precariously housed older Australians

This research project focused on alternative models with the potential to meet the needs of older Australians.

Research estimates the costs of social and affordable housing shortages to society

The research forms a larger project being funded by several housing organisations including CHIA, Everybody’s Home and Shelter NSW.

Housing dropped from Infrastructure Australia priority list

In recent years Infrastructure Australia has broadened its focus to social infrastructure, including social and affordable housing.

Collaboration for housing solutions in Margaret River

Concepts for four local projects were profiled at the forum, including densification of an existing social housing precinct.

Infrastructure Australia – Regional Strengths and Infrastructure Gaps report

Infrastructure Australia have released their inaugural Regional Strengths and Infrastructure Gaps report.

A Liveability Framework to improve real life impacts for higher density homes

This framework identifies key liveability and accessibility elements.

Ending homelessness in Australia: An evidence and policy deep dive

Homelessness is a complex problem. If we are to end it, we need to understand and engage all levers available to us.

ahi Brighter Future Awards

Paula O’Leary was one of six highlighted at the Ahi’s Brighter Future Awards which included two new categories — the Future Leader Award and Response to COVID-19 Award.

COVID-19 rental housing and homelessness impacts in Australia

New research by the ACOSS/UNSW Poverty and Inequality Partnership shows renters on low and modest incomes are in the grip of a housing pincer, especially in regional Australia, as surging rents and the Commonwealth’s neglect of social and affordable housing creates acute stress.

Homes for Homes

Homes for Homes are on track to generate more than $1 billion for social and affordable housing projects over the next 30 years.

Inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia

Shelter WA’s input focussed on parts of the housing system where affordability issues are most acute and supply is most severely constrained.

Fleetwood Challenge Cup

Examining the reuse potential of commercial buildings has been of recent interest in the context of an ongoing affordable housing shortage in WA.

Social Housing investment welcomed as a step in the right direction

Peak housing and homelessness body Shelter WA congratulates the Minister for Housing and the McGowan Government on new social housing investment to deliver desperately needed homes across WA.  

Company homes ease affordable rental shortage

In partnership with Rio Tinto and Woodside the City of Karratha worked to understand what housing and accommodation was vacant.