CHIA has hailed the critically important contribution of outgoing chief executive, Wendy Hayhurst, recognising her as the most crucial advocate for the establishment and expansion of the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF). Wendy Hayhurst is retiring at the end of May after more than six years of insightful and intelligent leadership of the national community
CHIA has today welcomed the Albanese Government’s reappointment of Clare O’Neil as Housing and Homelessness Minister and the appointment of Macnamara MP, Josh Burns, as a new Special Envoy for Social Housing and Homelessness. “Minister O’Neil’s reappointment brings not only valuable continuity but also her proven drive, and commitment to addressing Australia’s housing challenges,” Hayhurst
The Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) today congratulated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Housing Minister Clare O’Neil on Labor’s election victory. “CHIA extends its warmest congratulations to the Albanese Government on its election victory,” said CHIA CEO Wendy Hayhurst. “We look forward to working collaboratively with the government to deliver on the
CHIA has welcomed the Albanese Government’s announcement of housing initiatives, particularly the commitment that the new 100,000 homes program will also unlock additional social and affordable rental housing supply alongside first home buyer properties. CHIA CEO Wendy Hayhurst said the community housing sector is eager to partner with governments to maximise social and affordable housing
The Property Council of Australia, Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) and National Shelter have welcomed regulations supporting the delivery of desperately needed affordable rental housing. In November last year Property Council, CHIA and National Shelter welcomed the passage of the build-to-rent (BTR) legislation that can deliver 80,000 rental homes over the next decade. Today’s announcement
The Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) has today unveiled its comprehensive election platform, “Changing Housing for Good,” calling on all political parties to commit to addressing Australia’s escalating housing crisis through significant expansion of social and affordable housing. “Housing is at the eye of the cost-of-living storm. In this election, we know increasing community housing
Homelessness Australia, and the Community Housing Industry Association have strongly endorsed the Australian Government’s launch of $1 billion to address critical gaps in crisis housing for young people experiencing homelessness, and women and children fleeing family violence, through the National Housing Infrastructure Facility Crisis and Transitional Housing (NHIF CT) program. From next month, up to
Quadrupling the number of homes built under the Housing Australia Future Fund would deliver powerful economic returns while aggressively tackling Australia’s worst social problem, the rental housing crisis, according to new modelling. New analysis from the Swinburne University of Technology shows expanding the number of homes built under the HAFF from 30,000 to 120,000 could
The Housing Australia Future Fund represents a crucial long-term investment in addressing Australia’s housing shortage and must endure, according to an alliance of construction, housing, and community peak bodies. The HAFF is already delivering results and should be strengthened. With close to one million Australians projected to have their housing needs unmet by the private
New research from Redbridge for the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) and PowerHousing Australia (PHA) shows an expansion of low cost rental housing will be a vote changing political issue at the upcoming federal election. A poll of more than 1,500 people across 24 of the most contestable electorates in late January shows 73% of