CHIA is supporting ACOSS in its advocacy to improve energy performance for low income housing, including extending current initiatives to properly finance and fund retrofitting of low income housing, including community housing dwellings. The report calls for the Federal government to inject an initial $2 billion ‘to invest in deep and rapid energy performance and…
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The 2024 ROGS housing and homelessness report and statistics were published on 22 January 2024. This statistical release is as near as we have to any kind of official routinely published national dataset of social housing provision, need and performance. However, anyone familiar with this annual output will be aware that, the different State and…
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It is good to see the first round of the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) and National Housing Accord open in January 2024. There appears to be strong interest with reports of 250 eligible groups formally expressing interest in accessing funding. The 40,000 social and affordable housing the initiatives will deliver, together with the additional…
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Shelter Tas is the State’s Peak Body for housing & homelessness. We are seeking a Senior Policy Officer (Policy and Advocacy Lead) to join our dedicated team, who will play a key role in providing policy analysis, research, and expert advice to Shelter Tas and its member organisations, to support systemic advocacy on housing and…
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St Patrick’s Community Support Centre Limited (St Patrick’s) is a not-for-profit organisation which provides community housing and specialist support services for people facing homelessness. They have proudly been working side-by-side with vulnerable people in the south metropolitan region of Perth for 50 years and currently manage over 350 units of accommodation throughout the metropolitan area.…
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Call for increase in social housing
The community housing sector is urging the federal government to double the HousingAustralia Future Fund to at least $20 billion to combat the halving of low-income housingsupply since the early 1990s. A new Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) analysis of Productivity Commissiongovernment services data also reveals total social housing stock has grown at just a…
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Wendy Hayhurst, CHIA CEO, discusses housing and why it cannot be ignored in this op-ed, which appeared in the Courier-Mail on 14 January 2024.
Wendy Hayhurst, CHIA CEO, discusses housing and why it cannot be ignored in this op-ed, which appeared on 14 January 2024.
Wendy Hayhurst, CHIA CEO, discusses housing and why it cannot be ignored in this op-ed, which appeared in the Herald Sun on 14 January 2024.
Wendy Hayhurst, CHIA CEO, discusses housing and why it cannot be ignored in this op-ed, which appeared in the Sunday Telegraph on 14 January 2024.
Housing Australia opens first funding round today to support delivery of 40,000 more social and affordable homes via the Federal Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund and National Housing Accord. From today, the Call for Applications is open for funding from the Federal Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund Facility (HAFFF) and National Housing Accord Facility (NHAF)…
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As 2023 ends, CHIA would like to take a moment to recognise the incredible work of its members, alongside their support and government partners, to provide accommodation and services to some of the most vulnerable people in the community. We acknowledge that the past year hasn’t been easy for many, with the cost and availability…
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Bridge Housing have recently released an online impact report, available to view here. As well as being at the forefront of online impact reporting, Bridge are one of the first, if not the first, CHOs to publish their scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions in their impact report, in line with the CHIA ESG standard.…
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About Us CHIA NT is the regional committee for community housing organisations who are members of the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) and operate in the Northern Territory. CHIA’s Region Director, Northern Territory is Karen Walsh, CEO Venture Housing. The steering group for CHIA NT includes: Resources Contact Us For information on CHIA NT, please…
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The Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) has strongly endorsed theCommonwealth’s latest steps to deliver new social and affordable homes across Australia withthe announcement applications will soon open for funding under the Housing Australia FutureFund (HAFF) and the National Housing Accord. Wendy Hayhurst, Chief Executive of CHIA, said: “This is a significant first step. TheCommonwealth’s commitment…
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