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Hobart continues to face a critical shortage of affordable rental homes. For renters, data consistently show that Hobart remains the least affordable Capital City and Rest of the State the least affordable region in the country. Hobart’s house prices and rental costs are growing much faster than people’s incomes, with the worst impacts on those who can least afford higher …

Shelter Tas is the peak body for housing and homelessness services in Tasmania. Each year, Shelter Tas is invited to represent the sector on housing and homelessness issues in the State Government Budget Process. We are pleased to provide this submission to the 2022-23 State Government Budget Process. Shelter Tas represents the interests of low to moderate income housing consumers, …

Shelter Tas is the peak body for housing and homelessness services. Our membership includes all Tasmania’s funded Specialist Homelessness Services and registered Community Housing Providers. Over 50 Specialist Homelessness Services work in all regions of Tasmania to support people experiencing or at risk of homelessness to find safe and secure homes. Last year these services assisted 6 400 Tasmanians. Community …

Shelter Tasmania recognises housing affordability, family breakdown, family and domestic violence and ageing as particular issues impacting the housing security of women and girls, including all people from LGBTIQ+ communities who identify as being part of this cohort. More broadly we recognise that secure, affordable and appropriate housing is the foundation for a safe and healthy community, and a strong …

Shelter Tas welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scoping Paper for draft Tasmanian Planning Policies. This is a rare opportunity to make an important difference to the planning principles that will “shape the future for Tasmania through strategic land use planning” (Minister’s foreword to the Scoping Paper). At present, the Scoping Paper does not include social and affordable housing, …

Shelter Tas has created this helpful resource in consultation with member organisations, which provides definitions and further reading for commonly used housing and homelessness terminology. Click here to read more… 

Shelter Tas appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue Inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia. We support the submission from National Shelter, and provide a Tasmanian perspective, focussing on the need to increase the supply of affordable social housing rentals to a level of 10% of all dwellings. Read …

Tasmania is experiencing a chronic and critical shortage of affordable rental housing. Shelter Tas supports the City of Hobart tackling this important issue, and welcomes the report Short Stay Accommodation – Potential Planning Scheme Amendments that was tabled at the City Planning Committee Meeting on 17 August 2021. Read more…

Shelter Tas’ op ed piece for Homelessness Week 2021.

Homelessness affects people of all ages, and in all regions of Tasmania. In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, all Tasmanians are starkly aware that housing and health cannot be separated. The need to reduce and eliminate homelessness in Tasmania has never been more urgent. Read more…