Media Release 1 July 2024 Every person and every family deserves a safe place to call home. Housing unaffordability is a major driver of cost-of-living pressures. Around 40% of low-income renters spend more than 30% of their income on rent, and less than 1% of rental properties are affordable for a single person on […]
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Alarming low in the residential construction pipeline requires solution
Media Release 10 April 2024 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data out today revealed that national dwelling commencements fell a concerning 6.4 per cent in the December 2023 quarter when compared with the same quarter last year, in seasonally adjusted terms. This outcome was driven by a massive drop-off in new private sector houses […]
Funding round for the provision of 40,000 social and affordable homes goes live
Media Release 15 January 2024 Today marks the commencement of major funding availability for Community Housing Providers (CHPs) under the Government’s $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund and National Housing Accord. Registered CHPs will now be eligible to receive funding in the form of availability payments, concessional loans, and in some instances capital grants. […]