Housing Australia information and feedback session for WA ACHOs
Housing Australia will be delivering the Commonwealth Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund and Housing Accord initiatives.
Housing Australia will be delivering the Commonwealth Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund and Housing Accord initiatives.
Questions touched primarily on the financial support options available through the Housing Australia Investment Mandate Direction.
A room overflowing with delegates keen to connect and to embrace the opportunity to discuss challenges the sector is experiencing.
In order for the HAFF to come into effect, and for resultant funding to be made available, Federal Parliament first needs to pass the HAFF Bill.
There were varying degrees of knowledge about the Housing Australia Future Fund within the room so the collaborative discussion was welcomed.
Bethanie provides a range of housing services in a variety of locations. Overseeing the work is Shane Ogilvie, Chief Executive Officer.
From 2023 to 2032, household formation is expected to be dominated by lone person households (563,600 additional households), followed by couples with children households (533,300 additional households).
NHFIC issues social and sustainable bonds to support its mandate of improving housing outcomes for Australians, with an emphasis on providing low-income and vulnerable Australians access to safe, stable and affordable housing.
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.
This report highlights additional opportunities to build on this partnership enabling government funding to meet a greater proportion of unmet need.
Shelter WA will continue to facilitate collaboration between the four providers and build on the established momentum to facilitate knowledge sharing and peer support.
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.
Failure to recognise the distinct regional housing markets in Australia and respond accordingly will see the current pressures continue to escalate.
Structural barriers to home building in regional Australia is outlined as the key reason for building not keeping pace with population growth.
By household type, the strongest growth in new households is expected from lone person households (595,000), followed by couple families without children (488,000), then couple families with children (361,000).
Shelter WA received a COVID-19 grant from Lotterywest to develop a regional engagement framework across the nine regions.