Regulatory Advisory Group
Shelter WA attends these meetings to encourage alignment between the National Regulatory System for Community Housing (NRSCH) and our regulatory system.
Tag Archive for: Community Housing Organisations (CHOs)
Waterwise public housing project expansion welcomed as win-win-win
During the pilot program, nearly 1,000 water audits were carried out at high water use public housing properties, with 620 receiving leak repairs and 735 receiving water efficient fixtures.
Community Housing Roundtable
The Minister signalled his intent to leverage Community Housing Providers opportunities to drive new supply referencing the social housing investment fund and opportunities to access government land.
SHERP Grant Program enquiries
Clarifications has been provided for several enquiries received through the Department of Communities SHERP Grant mailbox.
Apply now to help the state’s most vulnerable
The Department’s $92.8 million Social Housing Economic Recovery Package Grants Program is now open, and providers of social housing are encouraged to apply.
Constellation Project releases mandatory inclusionary zoning framework
The WA Government currently has a minimum requirement of 12 per cent affordable housing on government-led projects in the Central Perth Redevelopment Area as outlined in the MRA Development Policy 9: Affordable and Diverse Housing.
Australian Infrastructure Plan
Infrastructure Australia (IA) has released their 2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan. Housing is recognised in social infrastructure.
SHERP Grants Program goes live
The Social Housing Economic Recovery Package Grants Program is now live.
National parliamentary homelessness inquiry report released
Shelter WA welcomes many of the recommendations around increasing investment into data collection and reporting.
WA’s inaugural State Infrastructure Strategy draft released for comment
Shelter WA welcomes the inclusion of social and affordable housing as a designated sector in the strategy, and the recognition of social and affordable housing as vital social and economic infrastructure.
Queenslanders have a place to call home
The largest concentrated investment in social housing in Queensland’s history.
Common Ground – EOI Advice
The EOI process will shortlist Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations; Community Service Organisations, and Community Housing Organisations to participate in the process of adapting the known Common Ground model to meet the needs of the Western Australian cohort.
Minister Talks
Shelter WA used this opportunity to press the case for lazy land to be identified so it can be leased to the non-profit/community housing sector to drive rapid investment into construction.
Housing Crisis in an Emergency
Years of under-investment into social housing has led to more than 16,000 households on the social housing waitlist with families waiting years for a home.
Developing CHP’s
Workshop participants called for renewed transfer of public housing to the community housing sector, in recognition of the sector’s capacity to create additional supply while providing high quality service delivery.
NHFIC: Capacity Building Grants
Eligible community housing providers can access tailored assistance from a panel of approved professional advisory service providers to help with applications for funding from either NHFIC’s Affordable Housing Bond Aggregator or the National Housing Infrastructure Facility.
