The Community Housing Industry Association has welcomed the Albanese Government’s 24-25Budget commitment to housing and homelessness. CEO Wendy Hayhurst said: “Australia is grappling with arguably the most difficult housing challenge in a generation.Additional investment to help women experiencing domestic and family violence is both vital andwelcome – it is not tenable to house people fleeing
A new report shows Australia’s community housing industry continued to expand in the 2021-22financial year, increasing the supply of much-needed social and affordable rental housingnationwide. The sector is now providing over 132,000 homes for lower-income householdsstruggling in the private market. The 2022 Industry in Profile report, published by the Community Housing Industry Association(CHIA), provides a
CHIA was deeply saddened to learn that Steve Bevington has passed away. On behalf of CHIA’s staff, CEO and Board we would like to extend our sincere condolences to Steve’s family, friends and all who knew him. Our thoughts are with you. Steve was one of the original board directors at CHIA. He made an
An alliance of housing, property and social service organisations is pressing the Albanesegovernment to significantly amplify its efforts to alleviate the national housing shortage. The Property Council of Australia, National Shelter, the Housing Industry Association, theCommunity Housing Industry Association, ACOSS, Master Builders Australia, andHomelessness Australia are jointly urging the government to double the Housing AustraliaFuture
An additional 2,090 homes housing more than 4,000 young people experiencing homelessness could be built by drawing on $1 billion already set aside by the Commonwealth, according to new modelling that was presented to federal politicians in Canberra last week. The money was allocated last year to the National Housing Infrastructure Facility (NHIF) during negotiations
The Federal Government’s new Housing Support Program must be increased to $750 million to empower local governments to help deliver the Commonwealth’s ambitious housing targets and enable vital infrastructure investment in new housing developments. The competitive program – which has been welcomed by local government – will provide funding for connecting essential services, amenities to
CHIA is a member of the Home Time Campaign. Further information below. A coalition of over 80 organisations, including peak bodies, homelessness services, housing providers, unions and others, has written to Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness Minister Julie Collins seeking urgent action to ‘unlock Australia’s housing system for 16-24-year-olds who are homeless and unable
Key figures in the housing, property, and finance sectors will come together to tackle the country’spressing housing challenges at the ninth Affordable Housing Development & Investment Summit, hostedin Naarm/Melbourne from February 26-28, 2024. Organised by the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA), the event provides a platform toshare innovative solutions and strategies in social and affordable
The community housing sector is urging the federal government to double the HousingAustralia Future Fund to at least $20 billion to combat the halving of low-income housingsupply since the early 1990s. A new Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) analysis of Productivity Commissiongovernment services data also reveals total social housing stock has grown at just a
Housing Australia opens first funding round today to support delivery of 40,000 more social and affordable homes via the Federal Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund and National Housing Accord. From today, the Call for Applications is open for funding from the Federal Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund Facility (HAFFF) and National Housing Accord Facility (NHAF)