'Housing advocates have made a last-ditch plea to crossbench senators to pass the government's multibillion dollar housing fund.'
Everybody's Home National Shelter, NATSIHA, Homelessness Australia Property Council of Australia Industry Super Wendy Hayhurst

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'Housing groups are urging the Greens to...pass its $10 billion affordable housing fund.'
Everybody's Home National Shelter, NATSIHA, Homelessness Australia Property Council of Australia Industry Super Wendy Hayhurst
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CHIA, along with Everybody's Home, National Shelter National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association (NATSIHA), Homelessness Australia Property Council of Australia and Industry Super have joined forces to plead for urgent action.
Wendy Hayhurst
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CHIA has this morning released a media statement on the budget, which can be read here.
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Wendy Hayhurst, CHIA CEO was interviewed this morning by ABC News Breakfast, on the current Housing Legislation and the urgent need for it to pass in the Senate.
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National Shelter has joined the three peak housing and homelessness advocacy bodies calling for the Senate to pass a package of legislation that will begin tackling the housing crisis.

CHIA and Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs have collaborated on a range of resources for community housing organisations, so they can offer tailored support for veterans and their families. More information on the toolkit can be found using the links below.

'My members, the CHPs of NSW are fantastic makers of communities.' Mark Degotardi speaking about the capacity and capability of community housing providers to help solve the housing crisis.
@ConfrontTheCrisis HousingTrust

In an op-ed for The Australian today, Wendy Hayhurst CEO, CHIA explains why funding the sector is a win for residents as well as taxpayers. communityhousing.com.au/wp-content/upl…

Michael Fotheringham AHURI & Tristan Edis do a great job explaining how the gov’s low income electrification plan could make a big +ve difference to tenants’ bills, health & wellbeing CHIA abc.net.au/radionational/…

Part of the solution to Australia’s rental crisis is more regulation and fewer landlords. Another part is much more of the original build to rent - social & affordable housing and developed & managed by community housing orgs ⁦CHIA⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

As the authors say #socialhousing is ‘a crucial resource for both preventing & resolving homelessness’. CHIA theconversation.com/homeless-numbe… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Focus by the ABC on the Rental Affordability Index and what it really means for tenants.

Numbers only tell one part of the story. Behind the figures are real people making difficult decisions.

SGSEP Brotherhood of St. Laurence Beyond Bank

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Today's RAI shows almost half of pensioner couples in Gtr Sydney and Gtr Brisbane in rental stress, and over half in the ACT. Almost every region is affected. More #affordablehousing #communityhousing
National Shelter
Report and heatmaps available at bit.ly/3XCXJgi

The annual Rental Affordability Index is released today.
The stats speak for themselves and it is stark. We need more affordable housing.
Report and heatmaps available at bit.ly/3XCXJgi
#affordablehousing #communityhousing
National Shelter

'If you’re unable to live safely at home, and you’re on the move because you are couch surfing, it’s really very difficult to stay in school. Their whole world is disrupted.'
#VicVotes 22 #VicVotes
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Brisbane on par with Sydney for the highest rates of unmet housing need. Recent CHIA analysis shows 150,000+ Qlders are in housing stress. “This bears out the experiences of housing and #homelessness sector workers,” says Q Shelter's Fiona Caniglia.
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Thank you David Pocock for your commitment to and support of improving housing outcomes, to ensure everyone has access to safe, secure and affordable housing.

And it's only going to get worse...close to 1 million households in rental stress by 2041

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Wendy Hayhurst

Data released by CHIA today shows that unmet housing need across #Vic will only worsen. Our proposed Social Housing Investment Fund would help create a long-term pipeline for new #socialhousing #beyondthebighousingbuild . chiavic.com.au/wp-content/upl… #Vic Votes #communityhousing