New figures reveal Western Australia has experienced the steepest rent increases in the country, reigniting the WA Make Renting Fair Alliance’s call for rent caps.
Students across Western Australia are returning to school this week but hundreds of young people across the state will start the new school year without a safe place to sleep.
Western Australian renters are paying an extra $20,000 per year in rent compared to four years ago according to a new report…
A call for the Safe Night Space to remain open – if not for the next two years at least over the Christmas period.
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.
Acting CEO Paula O’Leary says the Voice to Parliament will ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices are heard on matters that are critically important, especially when it comes to resourcing for housing.
Immediate action had to be take to support distressed renters through Australia’s worsening housing crisis.
The Steering group comprises of representatives from Department of Communities, Community Housing Organisations, NMTAFE, Shelter WA and Community Skills WA.
It’s been over 30 years since the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) came into operation in Western Australia.
WACOSS and CEWA, with support from other peaks, undertook a survey of member organisations in October 2022.
57 per cent of participants said access to affordable housing, or homelessness, affected their service users and communities.
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.
Since 2017, the Peaks Support Project has administered $600,000 to 32 organisations for either capacity-building or COVID-19 responses.
The Department of Communities (Communities) has launched an online request form to assist community sector organisations (CSOs) to replenish their supply of Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing (PPE/C) and Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs).
Presenters spoke on the provision of RATs and PPE to the sector, on provision for cleaning costs required as a result of COVID-19.
Questions asked during the webinar are being collated and will be posted in FAQs in coming days at the same link.