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Shelter Tas was established in 1975. For over 40 years we have worked to ensure that low income and disadvantaged people in Tasmania have access to housing that is affordable, safe, secure and appropriate to their needs. The Shelter Tas Annual Report presents a summary of our activities over the last year, including our financial reports. Importantly, it also contains …

Our submission builds on the original budget submission from National Shelter and other peak and member bodies and draws on the extensive research of AHURI and others. A set of measures are proposed to rebuild our national housing system, to produce affordable, well located, fit for purpose housing, and to meet a shortfall of affordable housing, and end homelessness. National …

Shelter Tasmania, along with the Tenants’ Union of Tasmania, Community Legal Centres Tasmania, Anglicare Tasmania and TasCOSS wrote to the state government calling for an extension to the moratorium on evictions and rent increases until the end of December 2020, and an extension of the Residential Rent Relief Scheme for tenants who can demonstrate ongoing financial hardship. Read the open …

Shelter Tas has joined with 10 other Tasmanian peak bodies to develop a shared Statement of Intent for engaging Tasmanians in recovery and rebuilding. Collectively, this group represents the majority of Tasmanians, and has committed to advocating for equitable and sustainable changes as we respond to COVID-19 and into the future. Read more…

Public health measures that require people to stay home, maintain social distancing and isolate where necessary, all rely on people having somewhere to live. Increasing numbers of Tasmanians were facing a chronic shortage of affordable housing long before the COVID-19 health emergency. Hobart has been Australia’s least affordable capital city since 2018. The chronic lack of affordable rental housing leads …

The Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) RIS Consultation. We fully support the RIS objective to ensure that new housing is designed to meet the needs of the community including older Australians and others with mobility limitations. We take an inclusive approach when considering who would benefit …

There is now even more reason for escalating Tasmania’s responses to housing hardship and homelessness in this COVID-19 budget. Health and housing are inextricably linked; we can only fight the virus with a strong housing response. This needs to be the number one budget priority. Public health measures that require people to stay home, maintain social distancing, and isolate where …

Shelter Tas strongly supports the proposed approach at Huntingfield and the affordable and social housing outcomes that the proposal is intended to achieve. Approximately 70 homes in the 470 lot development (15%) will be affordable and social housing. Even more housing would be welcome as there is clear evidence of the need for social housing in Kingborough and areas close …

Over time, more Tasmanians are living in strata title developments, so a regulatory framework that protects the interests and rights of all residents and tenants is increasingly important. The decisions of bodies corporate can have a high impact on the financial well-being of owners and residents. In addition, bodies corporate can enact by-laws that affect people’s wellbeing, such as how …

Rates of homelessness are directly linked to the availability of affordable housing and appropriate support. These systemic features interact in complex ways, so Australia needs a national plan and strategy to deliver an integrated and appropriately funded response. The COVID-19 public health emergency has highlighted the crucial link between housing and health – without a home to stay in, people …