Addressing the affordable housing crisis
Local government can support affordable housing by requiring new developments to include affordable and low-cost dwellings, a new report says.
7 July, 2022Local government can support affordable housing by requiring new developments to include affordable and low-cost dwellings, a new report says.
7 July, 2022City of Newcastle has entered a $12m partnership with the state’s LAHC to deliver affordable housing.
26 May, 2022CHIA says it’s well placed to deliver more affordable homes – with a hand from the government.
12 March, 2021Melbourne councils have formed an alliance against homelessness.
16 September, 2020ALGA says tiny homes could help solve the affordable housing problem.
13 January, 2020Community land trusts offer a potential solution to urban housing affordability issues.
21 November, 2019Randwick City Council is targeting 3,000 affordable dwellings by 2036.
14 October, 2019Housing is finding its way onto the local government agenda, a conference has heard.
2 September, 2019A novel housing development that has helped social housing tenants become home owners could be replicated elsewhere, an evaluation of the initiative says.
4 October, 2018A partnership launched by Newcastle City Council to tackle a worsening affordable housing shortage has been welcomed, while new research calls on councils to review planning approaches.
23 July, 2018A national strategy tackling the myriad issues contributing to Australia’s worsening homelessness should be included in the next national agreement between the Commonwealth and states, an expert says.
28 May, 2018State based affordable housing schemes only work if supported by strong political leadership. That’s the key finding of a major new report, ‘Government led innovations in affordable housing delivery’. The report, by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) analysed the affordable housing market in Australia. It found that effective strategies and programs: rely […]
12 October, 2017Cautions expanding urban sprawl.
8 June, 2017New approach needed.
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