Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) is urging federal politicians to prioritise an agreement around the Housing Australia Future Fund and get on with building more social and affordable housing, as a new report highlights a desperate undersupply across the country. Anglicare’s annual Rental Affordability Snapshot shows there are virtually no affordable rentals for a person…
Metro Community Housing Co-operative Ltd. We are seeking to recruit a full time Housing Officer to join our team. This is a permanent position based in Newtown, Sydney. The position offers above Award benefits + access to salary packaging. For further information on the role visit here
Housing Plus is a Tier 1 Registered Community Housing Provider, registered NDIS provider (Specialist Disability Accommodation and Home Modifications) accredited Specialist Homeless Services (SHS) provider and recognised leader within the domestic and family violence (DFV) sector in NSW. It operates in regional NSW and provides support to many of the most vulnerable in our communities.…
CHIA and Good Shepherd will provide a webinar on their resources on Thurs 20 April: register here. Good Shepherd is a not-for-profit organisation whose Mission is to tackle the significant issues impacting women, girls and their families. We’ve been walking alongside women and girls in their journey to being safe, well, strong and connected for…
On 4 April, the Property Council of Australia (PCA) released a report by EY, A New Form of Housing for Australia: Build to Rent Housing. This argues for tax and policy settings to support market build to rent housing (BTR) defined as ‘Purpose built and designed long-term residential rental accommodation which is predominantly owned, managed…
Since CHIA’s last e-news we have had three reports reinforcing the need for more government investment in social and affordable rental housing. First the homelessness results from the 2021 Census were published, showing that the number of people recorded as homeless continued to rise from just under 90,000 in 2006 to 123,000 in 2021. Striking…
A recent symposium held in Darwin considered how national policy reforms and innovative finance models can address the NT’s housing challenge, the toughest in the nation. A big thanks to the NT community housing, property and government sector colleagues for the warm welcome CHIA and attendees received at its recent event. The Community Housing Industry Association‘s…
Bridge Housing, in consortium with Capella Capital, has been announced as the developer of a site in inner city Redfern. Bridge Housing will bring 38 years of experience in social and affordable housing to the NSW Land and Housing Corporation’s $230M redevelopment project. This will be the first time a community housing provider has been…
The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) today released its third flagship ‘State of the Nation’s Housing 2022-23’ research report. The report provides data and analysis into housing demand and supply across Australia, as well as long-term projections, with a view to identifying potential drivers of, and challenges to, housing affordability. NHFIC CEO Nathan…
An alarming new report demonstrates Australia faces deepening rental and housing stress with a looming shortfall of 106,000 dwellings by 2027, reinforcing the need to finalise a package of housing reforms currently before the Senate. The State of the Nation’s Housing Report released today by the National Housing Finance and InvestmentCorporation also conservatively estimates around…
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The nation’s four peak housing and homelessness advocacy bodies are issuing a joint call for the Senate to pass a package of legislation that will begin tackling the housing crisis.The joint call from the Community Housing Industry Association, National Shelter, Homelessness Australia and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association comes as Australia…
The high number of people experiencing homelessness in Australia highlights the need for urgent action to build more homes, says the Community Housing Industry Association. ABS data published today shows that 122,494 people were estimated to be experiencing homelessness at the time of the 2021 Census, an increase of 6,067 people (5.2 per cent) since…
Community Housing Limited (CHL), Mission Australia and Home in Place have inked an MoU to join forces to boost community engagement support to their customers in New South Wales’ Mid North Coast. By streamlining resources and working together on an aligned vision, the new collaboration between these community housing providers will deliver more scope to…
Community Housing QLD Ltd (CHQL) has delivered a new seven unit social housing development in Southport, from a partnership with the Queensland Government under the Queensland Housing Investment Growth Initiative. Present at the opening was Minister for Housing Leeanne Enoch, and the Member for Gaven, and Minister for Environment Meaghan Scanlon. The complex comprises seven…