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The housing system is broke and broken, but government alone cannot solve the crisis. Our CEO Scott Langford writes in The Sydney Morning Herald today that the Albanese government has shown national leadership on housing and now has the opportunity to use a forecast strong budget position to double the size and ambition of the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund. Instead of funding 40,000 social and affordable homes over five years, the federal government should commit to funding for 20,000 to 30,000 homes this year and increase the program to $20 billion – a downpayment on homes for the years ahead. The scale of the shortfall of social and affordable housing is such that government alone cannot solve this crisis. There is a substantial role for the private sector, and bringing together capital and capability with government funding is a role best suited to purpose-driven, not-for-profit community housing providers such as ours. #socialhousing #afforablehousing https://bit.ly/3QFk5f2

Link Wentworth welcomes the state government’s commitment to tackling the housing crisis in today’s budget. We commend the government for the investment in social housing - $5.1 billion over four years. Other initiatives such as the emergency housing and homelessness support services, the NSW Rental Taskforce and increased funding for maintenance of older social housing stock are all positive strategies to increase help to those most affected by the current crisis. Andrew McAnulty, CEO of Link Wentworth praised the Minns Government, Treasurer Mookhey, Minister Jackson and Minister Scully for such a clear statement of intent and significant investment towards providing safe, secure and affordable homes for all NSW residents. This announcement builds on the momentum of the past 12 months of planning reforms and the establishment of Homes NSW and the Rental Commissioner. “I encourage this landmark investment to be leveraged via community housing providers (CHPs) to layer funding sources and increase the new homes delivered with land from the state government and Federal Government Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF). As not-for-profit organisations that reinvest surpluses back into housing stock for low-income residents, CHPs are well positioned—financially, strategically and ethically—to partner with government and private sector stakeholders, to increase the supply of social housing. Through a clear strategy to layer investment via community housing providers, the state government can make this critical and strategic investment go even further and provide more homes for those who need them most.” Rebecca Pinkstone Trina Jones Community Housing Industry Association NSW PowerHousing Australia Nathan Dal Bon Housing Australia Homes NSW #nswbudget #socialhousing #communityhousing #affordablehousing

Pg 4 of today's Herald Sun 🗞 Nearly 800 social and affordable housing projects in Victoria could go unfunded by the federal government with the state government being urged to “pick up the slack” in today’s budget. Community housing organisations submitted plans to build 8450 social and affordable residences in the first funding round of the Albanese government’s Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF). But with estimates indicating only 7680 homes will receive federal funding, Victoria could come up short on the money to build 770 social and affordable homes that are otherwise ready to start. The gap has been revealed in analysis by Polis Partners and the Community Housing Industry Association Victoria (CHIA Vic), which the Allan government could take as an opportunity to provide that additional funding, CHIA Vic chief executive Sarah Toohey said. #property #realestate #publichousing #socialhousing #Melbourne Read more ✍ https://lnkd.in/g7--xSP3

🔔 The latest Budget measures are here to make housing more accessible for all Australians: 1️⃣ $1 billion for crisis & transitional accommodation, focusing on support for women, children, & youth. This includes a major boost from $175 million to $700 million in grants. 2️⃣ Another $1 billion to speed up home building. This will fund essential infrastructure like roads and sewers to facilitate new homes and social housing. 3️⃣ A groundbreaking $9.3 billion 5-year National Agreement on Social Housing & Homelessness. This will double Commonwealth homelessness funding to $400 million annually, matched by states and territories, to fight homelessness and enhance social housing. 🏡 #housingaustralia #socialhousing #Budget2024 #landdevelopment #swoopland

🔔 The latest Budget measures are here to make housing more accessible for all Australians: 1️⃣ $1 billion for crisis & transitional accommodation, focusing on support for women, children, & youth. This includes a major boost from $175 million to $700 million in grants. 2️⃣ Another $1 billion to speed up home building. This will fund essential infrastructure like roads and sewers to facilitate new homes and social housing. 3️⃣ A groundbreaking $9.3 billion 5-year National Agreement on Social Housing & Homelessness. This will double Commonwealth homelessness funding to $400 million annually, matched by states and territories, to fight homelessness and enhance social housing. 🏡 #housingaustralia #socialhousing #Budget2024 #landdevelopment #swoopland

Some ambitious targets in the NSW State Budget yesterday for Housing, the key question is how much real action/delivery will we see, and if the transfer of some costs to owners/developers will impact their risk appetite? -$6.6 billion investment in social housing and homelessness services -$810 million repair and maintenance investment to upgrade 33,500 social homes  -$35 million boost to Building Commission NSW, $8.4 million for the Rental Commissioner and $11.8 million for the Strata and Property Services Commissioner -$527 million investment in front-line homelessness services and $202.6 million to fund a critical maintenance program for Aboriginal Housing to repair and upgrade homes -$200 million in grants for infrastructure to help councils meet their housing targets - $4.7 billion cost shift of the Emergency Services Levy (ESL) from insurers to property owners -Increase in foreign investor surcharge from eight to nine per cent from 2025 https://lnkd.in/ggR3Mxx8

Next issue:- To continue about my 96 year old Mum: 3 east europeans dressed in black turn up to fit heat sensor; first time I heard Mum say she was intimidated. Why 3 guys to fit sensor (initially said it was a smoke detector so did not know what they were supposed to be doing). When they left the kitchen light no longer worked and my Mum had to call out an emergency AGAIN. Electrician comes and basically says its not first time he has had a call out to fix problems; who vets the competence of these people? It also seems that for all trades there may be one person on call to cover a huge area. In what world does it make sense for a tradesman to come from Northampton to fix a problem in Potters Bar? Anecdotally these problems are NOT unusual, so does senior management actually know what happens on the ground? Certainly does not sound like it. These things have completely knocked my Mums confidence and unnecessarily so. Seems to me some serrious review of what actually is happening is required along with some empathy awareness

As we approach the general election, there's a palpable sense of anticipation. A new government brings the promise of fresh perspectives and opportunities to address longstanding issues. Housing must be a top priority for the incoming administration. In modern Britain, the housing crisis is alarming: 1 in 50 Londoners and a child in every classroom are homeless. These figures demand immediate and sustained action. Building safe, secure social housing is crucial - it can alleviate poverty, reduce NHS pressure, and stimulate economic growth by creating jobs and boosting supply chains. This also saves taxpayer money, rebalancing £30 billion in public spending from demand-side subsidies to essential infrastructure and new homes. There is a net loss of social rented homes every year even if you just count homes sold under the right to buy. This trend must be reversed to maintain and increase social housing stock. Research from Shelter and the National Housing Federation shows that building 90,000 social rented homes could inject £51.2 billion into the economy, creating approximately 140,000 jobs and yielding a £12 billion profit for taxpayers over three decades. We work with private developers, investors, government departments, and councils to unlock more social housing. As Kate Henderson and the National Housing Federation say, a comprehensive #PlanForHousing is essential to tackle this housing emergency. Increased public investment in social housing will not only address the crisis but also unlock private capital, driving sustainable and inclusive growth. The future government must prioritise housing, and we are ready to work with them to ensure more homes are built. Let's make housing a priority and create a brighter future for all. #HousingCrisis #SocialHousing #EconomicGrowth #GeneralElection2024 #PlanForHousing Read more:

BREAKING NEWS: The Albanese Government has greenlit the most social and affordable housing in over a decade. Today I'm announcing that the first round of Labor’s Housing Australia Future Fund will build more than 13,700 new social and affordable homes across Australia to help take the stress out of housing. To put it in context: in just this round of projects, the Albanese Government is directly supporting more social and affordable housing than the Coalition did in their entire decade in office - and there are many, many more homes to come. We want to reduce the stress of housing for Australians – the long waits on housing lists, the long queues for rentals, the out of reach deposit for first home buyers – we’ll reduce these issues if we build more houses, and that’s what these projects do. Right across the country, we're building more homes for renters, homes for first-home buyers, homes for the most vulnerable in our community, because the more homes we build, the more affordable housing becomes.