International Snapshot – The Housing Agency
A total of 737 tenancies were in place at the end of June 2022 and the Government’s Housing First National Implementation Plan 2022 – 2026 aims to deliver over 1,300 additional Housing First tenancies.
Tag Archive for: Community Housing
Community Housing Opportunities
There are seven recommendations in the report, ranging from government policy changes to unlock the value of community housing to project structures and delivery methods.
Innovative partnerships to drive supply of social and affordable housing
This report highlights additional opportunities to build on this partnership enabling government funding to meet a greater proportion of unmet need.
CHO Vs CHP
It is clear across jurisdictions both terms may continue to be used interchangeably however Shelter WA has made the decide to align with the CHIA National position and adopt the term ‘CHO’.
Housing, the hot topic in Port Hedland
Shelter WA received a COVID-19 grant from Lotterywest to develop a regional engagement framework across the nine regions.
Housing Options Launch
This is a significant change to how clients have traditionally applied for housing products and services, but staff will assist clients with the transition to the new service model.
Queenslanders have a place to call home
The largest concentrated investment in social housing in Queensland’s history.
Community housing leads the way in Victoria
The Victorian government is strongly supporting its community housing sector as a key delivery partner in the Big Housing Build.
SHERP implementation progresses
The Department advises that they have completed assessment of applications for the SHERP regional maintenance component and anticipates that letters will be distributed and grants awarded to successful applicants in late April/early May 2021.
WA Government housing and homelessness roles
The Department of Communities is a multi-function human services agency. It was established in 2017 as part of a major reform of the Western Australian public sector.
Affordable Housing Certificate
The Australian Taxation Office recently posted two new webpages relating to Capital Gains Tax for affordable housing with instructions to help Community Housing Providers complete the affordable housing certificate.
National Regulatory System for Community Housing
The NRSCH review report sets out the issues raised by stakeholders and reform options. Potential reforms were assessed against a range of measures to identify a sensible and actionable reform implementation pathway.
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.
Regional Recovery Plans
The McGowan Labor Government have announced recovery plans for a number of regional areas of Western Australia including the Kimberly, Gascoyne, Wheatbelt, Goldfields-Esperance, and Great Southern.
Energising the Housing Sector
This was a roundtable discussion event on the options for scaling-up energy solutions in the WA Community Housing Sector.
Western Australia Housing Strategy Tenant Forums
Forums were held to design the new strategy with tenants up front and centre.
