Media Release: WA government delivers huge win for renters
The Make Renting Fair alliance welcomes today’s announcement of rental reforms, describing it as a significant step forward for tenants.
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Media Release: WA voters overwhelmingly back end to no-grounds evictions
New polling reveals growing support to end no-grounds evictions, with Western Australian voters, including property investors, overwhelmingly backing the change.
Media Release – Urgent need for rent caps as new figures reveal WA at epicentre of rental crunch
New figures reveal Western Australia has experienced the steepest rent increases in the country, reigniting the WA Make Renting Fair Alliance’s call for rent caps.
Media Release – Back to school but nowhere to sleep: WA’s hidden youth homelessness crisis
Students across Western Australia are returning to school this week but hundreds of young people across the state will start the new school year without a safe place to sleep.
Media Release – Report exposes WA’s runaway rents, sparking renewed calls for rent caps
Western Australian renters are paying an extra $20,000 per year in rent compared to four years ago according to a new report…
Media Release – Report uncovers severe impact of renting in WA without minimum standards
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.
Anglicare WA: Rental Affordability Snapshot
There were 2,912 private rentals available in WA on 17/18 March 2023.
The case for Diversionary Brokerage Funding in Youth Homelessness
Young people in Western Australia are finding it incredibly difficult to access housing through traditional channels.
Priced Out: An Index of Affordable Rentals for Australia’s Essential Workers
The findings help explain why so many essential industries are facing workforce shortages. Workers have been priced out of their communities.
Make Renting Fair meets with MPs
It’s been over 30 years since the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) came into operation in Western Australia.
Shelter WA in the Goldfields
Goldfields-Esperance is the largest region in WA, covering just under a third of the state. The challenge of servicing a vast region is a common theme amongst local organisations, the message being that the tyranny of distance brings a real cost to effective service delivery.
Shelter WA in the Central Great Southern
The focus was on both networking and exploring a range of key regional issues in the youth sector, including housing and homelessness.
Homes for All: A Roadmap to Affordable Housing
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.
Shelter WA in the regions
Shelter WA’s regional engagement framework project is funded by Lotterywest.
Shelter WA visits Albany
The City of Albany have been involved in the Shelter WA Local Government Homelessness Knowledge Hub project.
Moorditj Mia (Strong Home)
The service is being delivered consistently with Housing First, and finding housing is the highest priority element of the caseworker; however, housing remains scarce in the midst of WA’s rental crisis.
