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.
Tag Archive for: Affordable Housing
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.
Bring it home in the Budget
Figures released last month showed that at least 56 people died while homeless in Perth in 2020.
