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Archdiocese welcomes housing policy shift
Brisbane Archdiocese has applauded the new Queensland Government for following through on its promise to unlock faith-based land to help address the state’s housing crisis. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Vinnies social housing project gets go ahead after successful mediation
Work will start soon on a St Vincent de Paul Society social housing project for vulnerable older women in North Hobart after the design was amended through an appeals process. Source: The Mercury.Â
Housing advocates call for cap on rent increases
Even Australians on median incomes are in rental stress, a new report has found, with households on middle incomes spending 33 per cent of their wages on housing. Source: The Guardian.
Social and affordable housing to get boost under industry super fund plan
Industry super funds have pledged to invest billions of dollars in social and affordable housing in a proposal that could rejuvenate Albanese Government plans to address a critical shortage exacerbated by cost-of-living pressures. Source: The Guardian.
Community housing provider builds new name to reflect mission
Centacare Evolve Housing, Tasmania’s largest provider of community housing, has changed its name to Loreto Community Housing, affirming its Catholic identity and signifying an important evolution in the organisation’s structure. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Labor offers faith groups cash to release unused land for housing
Faith groups are signing up for funds to build affordable homes and fill a gap in the housing market, prompting the Government to offer them more cash if they are willing to release unused land. Source: The Age.
Labor’s housing bills to pass after Greens backflip
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured the passage of his housing agenda through the Parliament in a significant pre-Christmas win after staring down demands from the Greens. Source: The Australian.
Report finds rental affordability the worst on record
Rental affordability is the worst on record in several capital cities, pushing welfare recipients, minimum-wage workers and single-income households to the fringes of Australian communities. Source: Domain.
New CEO committed to helping Tasmanians in need
The new chief executive officer of Centacare Evolve Housing, Cody Burdon, said he was committed to helping Tasmanians in need due to the lack of safe, affordable housing. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.