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In an announcement at the Labor party conference on Sunday 16th December, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten promised that a Labor Government will improve housing supply and provide long-term affordable housing for low and middle-income Australians through the construction of 250,000 new affordable rental homes over the next decade.  At least 20,000 would be delivered in Labor’s first term (3 years). The …

Latest Rental Affordability Index confirms Hobart as least affordable capital city in Australia. Shelter Tas is highly concerned at the escalating levels of unaffordable rents across Tasmania, highlighted by the November 2018 Rental Affordability Index (RAI). This independent report is produced by National Shelter, SGS Economics & Planning, Brotherhood of St Laurence, and Community Sector Banking. Read more..

A new report from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), Social housing as infrastructure: an investment pathway, highlights the urgent need for government and private investment in social housing infrastructure across Australia. Over the next 20 years, it is estimated that Australia will need to build over 727,000 new social housing dwellings to address the current backlog of …

Shelter Tas will be presenting at the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) one-day conference – ‘Disrupting the Housing Market’, to be held in December. Our presentation will argue that the worst effects of the increase in short stay accommodation are on low income renters who currently depend on the private rental market for their housing. Read more…

The draft Short Stay Accommodation Bill 2018 proposes to introduce measures to encourage compliance with short stay accommodation planning permit requirements, support improved enforcement by planning authorities and allow a better understanding of the impact of short stay accommodation on the broader housing market. Read more…

As part of the International Day of Older Persons on 1 October, Launch Housing in Melbourne has produced an article about what it is like to be an older person experiencing homelessness for the first time. In Tasmania, nearly one in five homeless people are more than 55 years old. Read more…

On Tuesday 11 September, Shelter Tas appeared before the Legislative Council to discuss our submission to the Select Committee Inquiry into the Short Stay Accommodation Industry in Tasmania.  Our focus was how online platforms such as AirBnB affect the affordability and availability of long term rental accommodation. We argued for thorough and consistent data collection, robust analysis of housing needs, and empowerment …

Shelter Tas have completed the submission to the Legislative Council Select Committee Inquiry into the Short Stay Accommodation Industry in Tasmania and will be presenting to the Select Committee in September. Read more…

Homelessness Week is over for another year, and 2018 proved to be very successful, due to the hard work of all those involved in its organisation. Shelter Tas would like to thank all the organisations who hosted events, or supported the message of Homelessness Week in some way. Click here to view eNews…  

Homelessness Week 2018 launches next Monday the 6th of August, and there’s a great range of events being held across Tasmania. Please join the Shelter Tas team for the Homelessness Week launch in Hobart, where Pattie Chugg (Shelter Tas EO) will be speaking alongside Lord Mayor Alderman Ron Christie and Colony 47 CEO Danny Sutton. Elsewhere in Tassie, new events …