We will work alongside people with disability and relevant advocacy, financial counselling, disability, consumer protection, community legal, housing and housing support providers to develop skills and resources to help prevent evictions and reduce the risk of homelessness for people with disability
We will work alongside people with disability and relevant advocacy, financial counselling, disability, consumer protection, community legal, housing and housing support providers to develop skills and resources to help prevent evictions and reduce the risk of homelessness for people with disability
Many people with disability, including physical, cognitive, intellectual and psychosocial disability, are renting their accommodation but don’t always feel confident about their rights and responsibilities if things go wrong.
The BillBuddy app is designed to assist people to reduce the costs and environmental impacts of their energy consumption.
More than one third of national renters (38 per cent) reported the COVID pandemic impacted their tenancy, despite the protections put in place during COVID by the WA Government.
This report shines a light on the experiences of private rental tenants, landlords and property managers across Australia to create a picture of how tenancies end in the private rental market and what changes are needed to make renting fairer.
The impacts of COVID-19 across the rental sector are, in many respects, still emerging, and this presents a real challenge for policymakers in developing targeted and effective assistance.
Policies shaping social housing pathways have evolved in response to high demand and decreased supply, with a tighter targeting of eligibility and a rationing of housing to those of ‘highest need’.
The McGowan Government has announced a new package to support tenants, landlords and the construction industry in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The WA Parliament has passed the Residential Tenancies (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020. This means that there will now be a moratorium on tenancy evictions for the emergency period.
Shelter WA welcomes the announcement from the McGowan Government that they are exploring hotel rooms to accommodate people experiencing homelessness.
Our Shelter WA Consultant, Advocacy and Policy Lisa Kazalac chatted with 6PR Overnights Host Tony Serve in a wide-ranging interview as the Residential Tenancies (COVID-19 Response) Bill is introduced into Parliament.
Sign the Tenancy WA Inc petition to stop residential evictions and protect renters from COVID-19 in WA.
Community housing providers are experiencing first-hand how nervous some tenants are feeling, with some choosing not to pay rent.
An update from the Community Sector Partnership Team at the Department of Communities in relation to important temporary changes to housing policies.
Shelter WA held a workshop for community housing providers and tenants who are members to discuss the critical review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1987.
