Fears Australia's housing crisis will worsen as affordable rental scheme winds down
3 years, 7 months ago

Fears Australia's housing crisis will worsen as affordable rental scheme winds down

ABC  

Thousands of low-income renters across the country are facing eviction or higher rents as government subsidies come to an end. Key points: The NRAS scheme was launched in 2008 to create more affordable housing Low-income tenants are paying rent around 20 per cent below market rate Advocacy groups warn tenants could struggle when their homes leave the scheme between now and 2026 The federally funded National Rental Affordability Scheme gives incentives to housing providers, which then rent properties out for at least 20 per cent below market rates. Situation 'worst in 40 years' The executive officer of advocacy group National Shelter, Adrian Pisarski, said housing affordability is the "worst that I've experienced in the 40 years that I've been looking at it". He said engaging the federal government had been "very difficult", and while Housing Minister Michael Sukkar's staff had been accessible, the minister had not agreed to requests for a meeting. "What we hear from the federal government is that this is a state responsibility, they do not seem to think that they have any skin in this game, despite the fact that the Commonwealth/state housing agreements in Australia go back over 70 years now," Mr Pisarski said.

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Government under pressure to fund and build more social housing amid 'extremely severe' shortage
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Government under pressure to fund and build more social housing amid 'extremely severe' shortage

ABC  

Rebecca is feeling the housing crisis more than most. Over the next five years, the federal government's new $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund is targeted at funding 40,000 affordable and social homes for families like Rebecca's. "The Housing Australia Future Fund is encouraging substantive amounts of private sector investment into social and affordable housing, which means less taxpayer funds …

Anthony Albanese's housing plan is falling apart as an immigration slowdown fails to solve the affordability crisis
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anthony Albanese's housing plan is falling apart as an immigration slowdown fails to solve the affordability crisis

Daily Mail  

Anthony Albanese's plan to build 1.2million homes over five years is looking even shakier with building approval numbers now 30 per cent below what's needed. Anthony Albanese 's plan to build 1.2million homes over five years is looking even shakier with building approval numbers 30 per cent below what's needed House price growth over the year SYDNEY: Up 4.9 per …

Government social housing fund green-lights first grants but Help To Buy scheme set to fail
3 months, 1 week ago

Government social housing fund green-lights first grants but Help To Buy scheme set to fail

ABC  

The federal government has approved grants for the construction of thousands of social and rent-capped homes, the first to be supported by its $10 billion housing fund established one year ago. Housing Minister Clare O'Neil said 185 housing projects had been green-lit in the first round of grants distributed through the Housing Australia Future Fund, a move which would deliver …

Brisbane Housing Company seeks to fast-track Toowoomba affordable housing plans
3 months, 1 week ago

Brisbane Housing Company seeks to fast-track Toowoomba affordable housing plans

ABC  

A Brisbane-based housing developer is seeking to fast track the approval of a 75-unit apartment complex in the heart of Toowoomba in a bid to get more affordable housing onto the market. "I think it's going to have a very positive impact on Toowoomba, because we know that frontline workers and lower income workers … face real challenges accessing affordable …

‘Time for half-measures has passed’ say housing leaders amid record homelessness
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Time for half-measures has passed’ say housing leaders amid record homelessness

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But to do that, the Government should “create a substantial capital fund to enable …

Australia's housing crisis in 10 graphs, from the federal budget
7 months, 1 week ago

Australia's housing crisis in 10 graphs, from the federal budget

ABC  

The Albanese government knows Australia has a housing problem. "Australia's housing system has been unable to build enough new housing stock to keep up with the needs of our population," it warns. Australia's housing supply is low by international standards The government has pointed out that Australia has fewer dwellings per 1,000 people than the OECD average. Supply shortages contribute …

Australia to miss target of 1.2 million new homes by 2029, according to State of the Housing System report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia to miss target of 1.2 million new homes by 2029, according to State of the Housing System report

ABC  

In short: A deal through the National Housing Accord aims to build 1.2 million new homes by 2029. A deal through the National Housing Accord aims to build 1.2 million new homes by 2029. A deal through the National Housing Accord with federal, state and territory governments aims to build 1.2 million new homes by 2029. Australia's housing system 'far …

Why Australia's housing crisis is expected to get even worse - and correcting it could take years
8 months ago

Why Australia's housing crisis is expected to get even worse - and correcting it could take years

Daily Mail  

Australia's housing crisis will get worse before it gets better and the Albanese government is under growing pressure to do more to fix it in next month's budget, a new report says. A backlog of half-built home and stalls on new projects are projected to worsen Australia's housing crisis, experts say The economist wasn't confident the government's goal of building …

The worrying graph that shows Australia is going the wrong way in building the 1.2million new homes it needs to solve the housing crisis
9 months, 1 week ago

The worrying graph that shows Australia is going the wrong way in building the 1.2million new homes it needs to solve the housing crisis

Daily Mail  

A plunge in home approvals has cast severe doubt over the federal government's ambitious plan to build 1.2million homes in five years. Australia's new house approvals are slumping casting severe doubt over the federal government's promise to build 1.2milion homes in five years To meet the Albanese government's targets, 20,000 homes will need to be built every month from July …

Advocacy group calls for 'urgent' action on homelessness rates across NSW, as study finds sharp rise
10 months, 1 week ago

Advocacy group calls for 'urgent' action on homelessness rates across NSW, as study finds sharp rise

ABC  

In short: A government report has found instances of people seeking help for homelessness are on the rise. Services struggle to cope with increase Last year, more people received specialist homelessness services in 58 of the state's 128 local government areas compared to the year before, according to a report by peak body Homelessness NSW. "NSW's housing crisis is putting …

Queensland has announced major changes to address the state's housing crisis. Here's what's changing
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Queensland has announced major changes to address the state's housing crisis. Here's what's changing

ABC  

Queensland is in the midst of a housing crisis. More than 53,000 homes could be added to Queensland's social housing stock over the next two decades under a new "ambitious" target set by the state government. Advocacy groups say that's not enough Photo shows a wide shot of cameron dick and meagan scanlon wakling through a construction site wearing high-vis …

Brisbane leads nation in cost-of-living crisis with highest rent, health and energy hikes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Brisbane leads nation in cost-of-living crisis with highest rent, health and energy hikes

ABC  

Brisbane is leading the country in the cost-of-living crisis with the highest rent, energy, health and insurance price hikes in the past year, according to a report by the Queensland Council of Social Service. Overall in Queensland, in the last year fuel prices jumped 13.9 per cent and gas and other household fuels surged 12.9 per cent. Housing making up …

The National Housing Conference in Brisbane has wrapped. Experts say solving the housing crisis could take decades
1 year, 2 months ago

The National Housing Conference in Brisbane has wrapped. Experts say solving the housing crisis could take decades

ABC  

A national summit addressing the housing crisis has heard successive governments are to blame for getting Australians to this "flash point", and it could take up to 20 years to fix the problem. But while there was no "silver bullet" on offer, the three-day National Housing Conference in Brisbane ended with five possible solutions to find "a way forward" – …

Calls for solutions from National Housing Conference as delegates debate the housing crisis
1 year, 2 months ago

Calls for solutions from National Housing Conference as delegates debate the housing crisis

ABC  

More than 1,300 representatives will attend a three-day National Housing Conference in Brisbane starting on Tuesday, to address difficulties and find solutions for the future of housing in Australia. "There are some really important messages coming from Europe around sustainability of houses so the decarbonisation of housing, that's a really important environmental consideration going forward." "Social housing is not separate …

NSW government's $224m social housing package not enough to solve problem, advocates say
1 year, 3 months ago

NSW government's $224m social housing package not enough to solve problem, advocates say

ABC  

Social housing advocates have criticised the New South Wales government's pre-budget housing package, saying it "only scratches the surface" of the state's growing housing crisis. Key points: Premier Chris Minns said there were record numbers of people on the housing waiting list He called the Essential Housing Package a first step towards solving the crisis Advocates said much more needed …

Queensland government's social housing build of 485 in past financial year labelled 'disappointing' by advocacy groups
1 year, 5 months ago

Queensland government's social housing build of 485 in past financial year labelled 'disappointing' by advocacy groups

ABC  

The Queensland government has built 485 social homes in the past financial year, a figure social service groups have labelled a "disappointment" and "absolutely insufficient" given current housing needs. "It's really disappointing to see in the face of a housing crisis we are not seeing an increase in the number of social houses built in this state," she said. "We …

Federal government to spend $2 billion on social housing around Australia
1 year, 6 months ago

Federal government to spend $2 billion on social housing around Australia

ABC  

The federal government has made a one-off $2 billion investment in social housing around the country, with funding to be distributed among the states and territories over the next two weeks. Key points: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce $2 billion for states and territories to deliver social housing The housing minister has offered to guarantee a $500 million yearly …

Greens offer compromise to break Housing Australia Future Fund stalemate
1 year, 6 months ago

Greens offer compromise to break Housing Australia Future Fund stalemate

ABC  

The Greens have offered to compromise further on the government's signature housing bill to put an end to a stalemate in the Senate, but the federal government looks unlikely to take up the offer. Key points: The government's Housing Australia Future Fund has faced a stalemate for weeks The Greens have offered a compromise, but it would still force a …

Australia's homeless hidden in plain sight
1 year, 6 months ago

Australia's homeless hidden in plain sight

ABC  

The underbelly of an inner-city expressway. He, like so many other homeless people he meets, are what he calls "ordinary" Australians hit by sudden hardship, squeezed out of the housing market, eking out private corners in public spaces. "They had normal lives, some were industry professionals, some ran small businesses, they were normal people you'd normally meet in the street," …

No campaign accused of misrepresenting First Nations commentators in youth-targeted advertisements
1 year, 6 months ago

No campaign accused of misrepresenting First Nations commentators in youth-targeted advertisements

ABC  

CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab recapping the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation. "The redevelopment will also achieve a minimum 10 per cent increase in social housing at the site and help tackle housing affordability in Victoria, particularly in inner Melbourne," the spokesperson said. "Social housing is an umbrella term that in Victoria includes …

What's in the federal budget to help ease the housing affordability crisis?
1 year, 7 months ago

What's in the federal budget to help ease the housing affordability crisis?

ABC  

Whether you're trying to keep up with runaway rent increases, hoping to break into the market for the first time, or struggling to budget for mortgage repayments, it's clear Australia is in the midst of a housing affordability crisis. Photo shows An African lady smiling in her new social housing residence The Parliamentary Budget Office warns phasing out property tax …

As the WA government commits $2.6 billion to social housing, here's how many homes that gets
1 year, 7 months ago

As the WA government commits $2.6 billion to social housing, here's how many homes that gets

ABC  

Western Australia is going through what the government says is its biggest spend on social housing in history, with $2.6 billion being poured into homelessness services and 4,000 social homes. For some, the government will be able to use its $105.1 million spot purchasing fund to buy a home that's currently on the market and bring it into the social …

Social housing and homeless given $511 million boost in WA budget to allow for 700 new homes
1 year, 7 months ago

Social housing and homeless given $511 million boost in WA budget to allow for 700 new homes

ABC  

The Western Australian government will inject $511 million into social housing and homelessness initiatives under the state budget in its latest attempt to combat the housing crisis. Key points: There will be 700 new social housing homes and fixes to old properties Homeless people in regional WA and the Keystart program will also benefit Almost 30,000 people were on the …

Rental hikes limited to once a year to head off housing crisis, Queensland Premier announces
1 year, 8 months ago

Rental hikes limited to once a year to head off housing crisis, Queensland Premier announces

ABC  

Rent hikes will be limited to once a year rather than every six months, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told parliament today ahead of a housing crisis round table. Key points: Queensland's premier says rent hikes will be capped to one a year Tenants Queensland also wants a cap on the amount rent can be increased The state's homelessness has risen …

Housing crisis has become 'truly national', councils and housing groups say, as they call for $400m funding injection
1 year, 10 months ago

Housing crisis has become 'truly national', councils and housing groups say, as they call for $400m funding injection

ABC  

More Australians than ever are living in cars, caravans, and tents in what one advocate calls a "truly national" housing crisis, that has seen rental vacancy rates fall to their lowest level ever in both regional and capital cities. Key points: Councils and housing groups have joined to call for a funding boost to housing in the federal budget The …

What Australia's housing market has been doing over the past year
1 year, 11 months ago

What Australia's housing market has been doing over the past year

ABC  

Few sectors of the economy are as sensitive to interest rates as the property market. The fall in national values was largely driven by capital city dwelling values dropping 5.2 per cent, while regional dwelling values rose 3.3 per cent over the same period, CoreLogic figures show. Economist Maree Kilroy expects further rate hikes in early 2023, with the cash …

Over 640,000 Australian households in housing stress, analysis using census data shows
2 years, 1 month ago

Over 640,000 Australian households in housing stress, analysis using census data shows

ABC  

In a caravan park on a riverbank, Lisa Carter is getting the kids settled and fed after school. Key points: More than 640,000 Australian households are in housing stress By 2041, nearly one million households are expected to be in housing stress The community housing industry wants an end to "stop-start" funding It is like any other family's afternoon routine, …

Queensland housing crisis a 'perfect storm' hitting young people and baby boomers the hardest
2 years, 2 months ago

Queensland housing crisis a 'perfect storm' hitting young people and baby boomers the hardest

ABC  

Single mum Amie Rabinski has been couch surfing and living out of shopping bags for the past 18 months as she waits to get approved for a rental in the midst of Queensland's housing crisis. Key points: Dr Elin Charles-Edwards says young adults and baby boomers are bearing the brunt of the housing crisis There are calls for the government …

Tasmania's 'ambitious' target of 10,000 affordable houses within the decade — can it be done?
2 years, 3 months ago

Tasmania's 'ambitious' target of 10,000 affordable houses within the decade — can it be done?

ABC  

Mel has been waiting for social housing for two years — her situation is now desperate. Key points: Mel is one of more than 4,000 people on the waiting list for social housing in Tasmania The Tasmanian government says it plans to build 10,000 "affordable" houses in ten years To meet its target, the current rate of about 200 homes …

NRAS tenants face rising rents as affordable rental scheme winds down
2 years, 4 months ago

NRAS tenants face rising rents as affordable rental scheme winds down

ABC  

Thousands of low-income renters are facing burgeoning rents as the National Rental Affordability Scheme winds up, even as the federal government launches a suite of housing policies to tackle Australia's housing crisis. Key points: More Queenslanders will move into the rental market as a national affordability scheme ends NRAS will be replaced by 30,000 affordable houses built over five years …

Queensland Audit Office highlights lack of modelling to address rising social housing demand
2 years, 5 months ago

Queensland Audit Office highlights lack of modelling to address rising social housing demand

ABC  

Queensland is failing to properly monitor its social housing register or build enough new social homes and is not modelling future housing demand, a new report has found. Key points: Queensland Audit Office says there is no forecasting for the social housing register The register has increased by 78pc since 2018 Minister Leeanne Enoch says the Housing Department has accepted …

Queensland families on brink of homelessness as calls grow for action to address housing crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

Queensland families on brink of homelessness as calls grow for action to address housing crisis

ABC  

Single mum Cheyenne Stephensen is days away from being homeless with her two young children. Key points: There have been calls for an increase in social housing funding ahead of the budget on Tuesday The state government has built only 326 new social homes this financial year Council of Social Service CEO Aimee McVeigh said state funding had failed to …

Renters are facing eviction as the National Rental Affordability Scheme winds up
2 years, 6 months ago

Renters are facing eviction as the National Rental Affordability Scheme winds up

ABC  

Tanya Bluett can't stop crying. Key points: Tanya Bluett is about to be evicted from her home of nine years The end of the National Rental Affordability Scheme is leaving her with few options and she is preparing to live in a tent University of New South Wales senior research fellow Chris Martin says the wind up of NRAS has …

Pregnant and terrified, Tailah is moving into a tent with her young family
2 years, 6 months ago

Pregnant and terrified, Tailah is moving into a tent with her young family

ABC  

Tailah Dippel sits on her front verandah, anxiously watching the rain clouds roll in. Rental prices reaching record highs Kate Colvin works with homeless people in Victoria and is a spokesperson for Everybody's Home — a national campaign seeking solutions to the housing crisis. A report released on Thursday by UNSW City Futures Research Centre found that social housing was …

Australia PM defends housing pitch as election looms
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia PM defends housing pitch as election looms

Al Jazeera  

Government plans would allow first home buyers to dip into their retirement savings for a deposit. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended his election pitch to allow first-time buyers to use part of their retirement savings to buy homes in a bid to lure younger voters as the campaign entered its final week. Spending more money on a deposit …

Rising rents across regional NSW fuels homelessness and worker shortages
2 years, 10 months ago

Rising rents across regional NSW fuels homelessness and worker shortages

ABC  

When Garry Wallis clocks off from work as a carer he doesn't drive home. "There are five or six people here of a morning all with their windows fogged up," Mr Wallis says. NSW Community Industry Housing Association chair Michele Adair says the investment is not enough to address the 50,000 households currently sitting on the social housing waitlist. "The …

Is it possible to be content renting long-term? This is what Australia can learn from housing around the world
3 years ago

Is it possible to be content renting long-term? This is what Australia can learn from housing around the world

ABC  

Gloria Biberger has been renting the same apartment in Berlin's lively Kreuzberg neighbourhood for 11 years. "We haven't had a national coordinated housing policy in Australia since 1992," said Swinburne University professor of housing policy Wendy Stone. "A tenant can challenge a rent increase if it's excessive to the general market level of rents, but if the general market level …

Queensland's housing crisis creating 'perfect storm' for vulnerable women
3 years ago

Queensland's housing crisis creating 'perfect storm' for vulnerable women

ABC  

Domestic violence support groups have warned that Christmas will be a difficult time for Queensland's vulnerable women and children as low vacancy rates could force women back into unsafe situations. Key points: Rental vacancy rates remain at an all-time low in some areas of regional Queensland The rental crisis is forcing many women to return to violent homes and is …

Cancer patient faces homelessness in her country town amid national housing crisis
3 years, 2 months ago

Cancer patient faces homelessness in her country town amid national housing crisis

ABC  

This year Janice Williams and her husband were both diagnosed with terminal cancer and are facing their final days without a place to call home. Key points: Homelessness Australia says the pandemic has pushed more Australians onto the streets There are calls for more federal leadership and strategy to address national social housing shortages The percentage of social dwellings in …

Thousands of Queenslanders waiting for public housing amid 'crisis'
3 years, 3 months ago

Thousands of Queenslanders waiting for public housing amid 'crisis'

ABC  

More than 2,000 households were added to the social housing register in Queensland last financial year, though demand is stabilising according to the state government. "Given the impact of COVID-19 on the housing market right across the state, it is not unexpected to see an increase in people seeking support through the Housing Register," said Housing Minister Leeanne Enoch. "This …

Innovative Housing First homelessness strategy faces regional WA housing shortage hurdle
3 years, 4 months ago

Innovative Housing First homelessness strategy faces regional WA housing shortage hurdle

ABC  

A long-awaited program that was intended to be a 'game-changer' in tackling homelessness in regional Western Australia is being hampered by an acute shortage of social housing. Key points: Housing First is a multi-million dollar strategy meant to find permanent homes for the people who are homeless A severe social housing shortage is hampering efforts to get the people off …

'Extravagant' rental prices push more renters into temporary accommodation, accelerating homelessness
3 years, 5 months ago

'Extravagant' rental prices push more renters into temporary accommodation, accelerating homelessness

ABC  

New data shows rental house prices have dramatically increased in regional NSW over the past year, forcing more people out of the market and into temporary accommodation. Key points: Domain data shows house rental prices across regional NSW have drastically increased in the past year Local charities are having to foot the bill to help people struggling to find a …

Queensland's housing 'crisis' requires $4.1b, social services tell state government
3 years, 7 months ago

Queensland's housing 'crisis' requires $4.1b, social services tell state government

ABC  

Housing and support organisations have jointly launched a pre-budget campaign urging the Queensland government to commit $4.1 billion to urgently build more social housing. Key points: QCOSS estimates 14,700 Queensland families are in very high need for housing The St Vincent de Paul Society says there is an unprecedented housing crisis Anglicare says housing pressure is increasing across central Queensland …

Elderly and low income earners living in tents amid Queensland's growing rental crisis
3 years, 10 months ago

Elderly and low income earners living in tents amid Queensland's growing rental crisis

ABC  

A tent village has appeared in Hervey Bay, on Queensland's Fraser Coast, full of locals with nowhere else to go. Key points: Hervey Bay residents have been forced to live in tents amid a rental crisis About 40 to 50 people are turning up for rental inspections Support providers are warning homelessness is a state-wide problem Queensland's growing rental crisis …

Housing crisis prompts advocates to call for bold solutions in New South Wales
4 years, 1 month ago

Housing crisis prompts advocates to call for bold solutions in New South Wales

ABC  

Community housing advocates have welcomed an $812 million allocation for social housing in the NSW budget, but say it will take more than that to overcome years of government inaction. Key points: The NSW Government pledges $400 million to fast-track construction projects to boost the economy Industry leaders say 60,000 people are waiting for low-cost housing Caravan park operators say …

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