Media Statement: Shelter WA and Tenant advocates question vacancy as sector calls for step change for renters this election
Vacancy rates questioned as sector calls for step change for renters this election.
Tag Archive for: Housing
Pathways to home ownership in an age of uncertainty
In Perth it was still possible for some to buy without assistance, however many still benefited from direct and indirect help.
A Stark Reality
The stark reality of the housing crisis in Australiademands a reinvigorated look at housing policy.
National Housing and Homelessness Plan consultation
An interim National Housing and Supply Council has been established and commenced operations with a permanent council to be established.
Quantifying Australia’s unmet housing need: Regional Snapshots
Estimates based on the 2021 Australian census indicate that over half a million low-income households were not in appropriate housing on census night.
Predicting risk to inform housing policy and practice
The resulting ‘housing shocks’ can include inability to afford rent or mortgage payments; eviction; overcrowding; or housing precarity.
WACOSS Cost of Living Report
As of June 2022, median house rents in Perth had increased over the past 12 months by 10 per cent and by 33.8 per cent since June 2020.
New Ministry, welcome Sabine Winton MLA as Minister for Community Services
Shelter WA congratulates Minister Sabine Winton MLA as Minister for Community Services.
Stuck in the Heat
Current climate change projections indicate the region will experience increasing temperatures in the future.
Quantifying Australia’s unmet housing need
The analysis shows families represented half of the unmet housing needs, an over representation given they onlyaccount for approximately 40 per cent of all households.
Youth Long-term Housing and Support Program
At a state and national level, there is ongoing recognition that young people are a particularly vulnerable cohort that require dedicated, age-appropriate services to support their mental health and potentially cooccurring alcohol and other drug needs.
Industry scare tactics branded unhelpful as WA government considers rental reforms
The real estate industry has claimed that the impact of two particular changes going ahead – the removal of no grounds evictions and allowing renters to make minor modifications like adding a picture hook – will cause thousands of investors to sell their properties.
Housing Taxation in OECD countries
The report notes young people are being locked out of a housing market dominated by richer, older men.
Stamping out Stamp Duty – WA’s case for change
CCIWA’s ‘Stamping out stamp duty’ report builds upon widespread expert support, by the Henry Tax Review, ACOSS, St Vincent de Paul, UDIA, the OECD, the IMF and the Productivity Commission.
The case for stamp duty reform in WA
The report makes the case for the abolition of stamp duty on property transfers, and the introduction of a fairer, broad-based replacement tax on the property’s Gross Rental Value.
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.
