Media Release – Shelter WA Responds to State Budget 2024-25
Shelter WA, the peak body for the community housing and homelessness sectors in WA, welcomed the 2024-25 state budget yesterday. “The first budget…
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Media Release – Community sector welcomes massive boost for housing and homelessness
Shelter WA and the Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS) warmly welcome today’s State Government announcement of a significant investment in social and affordable housing and homelessness initiatives.
Media Release – Shelter WA welcomes major funding boost for homelessness services
Shelter WA has welcomed the Cook Government’s pre budget announcement today of a $92.2 million funding boost for homelessness services.
Launching ShelterWA’s Pre-Budget Submission 2024-25
A call for the Safe Night Space to remain open – if not for the next two years at least over the Christmas period.
HUGE NEWS $50 million Community Housing Fund for the regions announced
A call for the Safe Night Space to remain open – if not for the next two years at least over the Christmas period.
Media Release – Shelter WA releases budget submission as new data shows homelessness at record high
The WA government must invest its substantial budget surplus and GST windfall into fixing the housing crisis as new data shows homelessness hitting an all-time high, said Shelter WA.
Media Release – Housing crisis to get worse as WA loses thousands of affordable homes
Shelter WA is calling on the state government to set up an affordable rental housing scheme, warning more renters are at risk of homelessness when thousands of affordable rentals exit the current federal scheme.
Media Release – Energy efficient social housing would slash millions off power bills
New analysis by Shelter WA reveals the Cook Government could wipe as much as $50 million off the energy bills of all social housing renters every year by making homes energy efficient.
Media Release – New data reveals surging demand for homelessness services in WA
New analysis by Shelter WA reveals demand for homelessness services soaring as the housing crisis impacts people across the state.
Shelter WA Christmas Message
We are taking some time to breathe and recharge, and the office will be closed from COB Friday, 22 December 2023 and will re-open Tuesday, 2 January 2024.
Media Release – Shelter WA State Budget 2023-24 Overview
A call for the Safe Night Space to remain open – if not for the next two years at least over the Christmas period.
Youth Homelessness Matters Day
The day increases our understanding of youth homelessness and what we can do to support young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Figures on deaths among people who experienced homelessness require solutions-focused health and housing response
People experiencing homelessness experience significantly higher rates of chronic illness and disability than the general population.
Shelter WA Pre-Budget Submission (2023-24)
Shelter WA has started engaging with key stakeholders and decisions makers to promote the initiatives proposed in our submission and gather support for funding.
New data reveals extent of housing affordability concern
The Australia-wide poll of 1,100 people undertaken last week by Essential Media also found women are more concerned than men when it comes to the issue of affordability.
Shelter WA Pre-Budget Submission (2020-21)
Our submission was developed and informed by wide-ranging stakeholder input from across the state and puts forward a critical pathway of reform to ensure everyone has a place to call home.
