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2019 has been another busy year for Shelter Tas, and we are all ready for a well-earned break! Thank you to all our members for your continuing support, and we look forward to working with you again in the coming year. We wish you a happy and restful festive season and every success in 2020. Read more…

Shelter Tas’ recent op ed article, It is always someone’s backyard, has also received significant media attention. The article looks at the increasingly unaffordable housing market in Tasmania (highlighted in the RAI), the importance of safe, affordable and appropriate homes for Tasmanians, and the need for acceptance of affordable housing in all communities. The article was included in the Mercury’s Talking Point …

Shelter Tas is pleased to support Power$mart Homes, a new $850,000 statewide energy efficiency program to help low income Tasmanian households save money on their power bills, stay warmer in winter, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The program offers free home energy efficiency upgrades and a personalised power savings plan. We encourage community housing providers and homelessness services to …

The Rental Affordability Index (RAI) is a price index for housing rental markets. It is an easy to understand indicator of rental affordability relative to household incomes and is applied to geographic areas across Australia.The next RAI will be released on Wednesday 27 November. Shelter Tas and National Shelter are looking for case studies highlighting how people on Newstart cope, or fail to …

In order to address rough sleeping and the housing crisis in Hobart, the Salvation Army and Hobart City Mission have started a pilot program called Safe Night Space. The aim of the Safe Night Space is to provide a welcoming, safe and inclusive over-night place for men and women to go who are vulnerable, isolated and homeless in the City …

The Productivity Commission has released a major research paper Vulnerable Private Renters: Evidence and Options. The Report echoes the concerns of Shelter Tas, that many people on low and moderate incomes are struggling in the private rental market. The majority of low income Tasmanians live in private rental properties and about 27% of Tasmanian households, almost 40,000 households are renters. …

Shelter Tas welcomes the Commonwealth announcement yesterday to waive Tasmania’s $157.6 million housing debt. As the peak body for housing and homelessness, Shelter Tas would like to thank and congratulate all those in government, the community and the media who have supported waiving the debt. Read more…

Shelter Tas attended the AHURI 2019 National Housing Conference, Housing Future Communities, in Darwin. Our visit to Darwin included the National Shelter AGM, as well as additional meetings with our interstate colleagues. The Conference highlights included insights into the challenges of remote housing in the Northern Territory, a national debate on the state(s) of housing policy, and recent research from AHURI …

This year Homelessness Week in Tasmania was bigger than ever, with a range of wonderful events all around the State. Shelter Tas would like to thank all those people who came along to support events across the State during the week, as well as members of the Homelessness Week Working Group who helped to make it such a success. Read more…

Homelessness Week raises awareness of people experiencing homelessness, the issues they face and the actions needed to achieve enduring solutions. The 2019 theme is ‘Housing ends homelessness’. There are a variety of events being held across Tasmania during Homelessness Week, with opportunities to celebrate the people and organisations who work hard to deliver homelessness services, learn more about homelessness in …