2023
- Wednesday 22nd November 2023
November has already been very busy for Shelter Tas, and there is still more to come with our AGM this Friday 24 November. Read more…
Read More - Wednesday 1st November 2023
Some important upcoming events in housing and homelessness sector – click here for more.
Read More - Wednesday 25th October 2023
One of the most memorable sessions at the AHURI National Housing Conference I attended earlier this month in Brisbane, was a panel of lived experience
Read More - Wednesday 20th September 2023
Shelter Tas, along with the nation’s peak housing and homelessness bodies – National Shelter, Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA), Homel
Read More - Wednesday 6th September 2023
With the onset of Spring, we are seeing good news, along with sunshine, blossoms and daffodils! The July results in the Homes Tasmania Housing Dashboa
Read More - Friday 18th August 2023
Last week Homelessness Week was celebrated right around the country, and thanks to many organisations and individuals, it was bigger and better than e
Read More - Homelessness Week special edition, Friday 4th August 2023
Homelessness Week is a national event held each year during the first week of August, which aims to raise awareness of people experiencing homelessnes
Read More - Friday 7th July 2023
It is always great to open with some good news, and this week saw the exciting opening of a new community housing development – 21 units in Moonah,
Read More - Wednesday 14th June 2023
Throughout May 2023, Shelter Tas conducted a statewide headcount of the housing and homelessness workforce. We now know that our sector employs 1225 i
Read More - Draft Tasmanian Housing Strategy + Consultation Opportunity
Minister for State Development, Construction and Housing, Guy Barnett MP, yesterday announced the release of the State Government’s draft Tasman
Read More - Wednesday 31st May 2023
Winter officially starts this week, and colder weather brings additional hardship for people living without shelter, and people living in hard to heat
Read More - Wednesday 26th April 2023
Last week, Tasmanian homelessness services came together at a statewide forum held in Campbell Town. Our thanks to the 50 participants from around the
Read More - Easter eNews Update, Wednesday 5th April 2023
Over the last seven months, Shelter Tas’ popular Workforce Development Program has delivered a series of face-to-face training days focusing on
Read More - Friday 24th March 2023
Shelter Tas is pleased to advise that the Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness, the Hon Julie Collins MP, today announced an additional $67.5
Read More - Shelter Tas joins call to top funding cuts to homelessness services, Tuesday 7th March 2023
Shelter Tas has joined more than 200 organisations in a national campaign led by National Shelter, Homelessness Australia, and the Community Housing
Read More - Thursday 2nd March 2023
There has been some welcome news for our sector this week, with the Tasmanian Government’s confirmation of three years’ funding for the Safe S
Read More - Monday 20th February 2023 – ERO Update
Shelter Tas is highly concerned to learn that the Commonwealth Government intends to stop funding their share of the Equal Remuneration Order (ERO). T
Read More - Tuesday 14th February 2023
It’s been a busy start to February, as Shelter Tas continues to work on the Report on Women’s Housing Needs. Together with Hobart Women’s Sh
Read More - Wednesday 25th January 2023
Once again the housing and homelessness sector is looking forward to another busy year, as the new Homes Tasmania is bedded in, Housing Connect Reform
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2022
- Monday 19th December 2022
We are pleased to announce the first update of the Report series Monitoring the Impact of Short-Term Rentals on Tasmanian Housing Markets, commissi
Read More - Friday 2nd December 2022
Thank you to everyone who attended the Shelter Tas AGM on Friday 25 November. If you missed it, we elected the new Shelter Tas Executive and Policy Co
Read More - Friday 11th November 2022
As we approach the Shelter Tas AGM on 25th November 2022, the Shelter team has been busy finalising our Annual Report, which provides a great overview
Read More - Wednesday 26th October 2022
Yesterday’s Federal Budget announcement has shown national leadership with a major housing package – an important step towards addressing
Read More - Friday 30th September 2022
As we approach World Homeless Day on 10th October, it is timely to remember that every home needs to be built somewhere, and every time social housing
Read More - Thursday 15th September 2022
Shelter Tas is delighted with the announcement of the expansion of Queens Walk in Hobart, building on one of the success stories of community housing
Read More - Wednesday 31st August 2022
This week will see the National Jobs Summit in Canberra, with hundreds of delegates, including National Shelter and CHIA. Shelter Tas is the Tasmani
Read More - Friday 12th August 2022
Thanks everyone for all the work you have done throughout Homelessness Week 2022 to raise awareness of the impact of homelessness in Australia, with
Read More - Friday 15th July 2022
You may have seen Shelter Tas in the media last week, following the release of the report Monitoring the Impact of Short-Term Rentals on Tasmanian Hou
Read More - Friday 1st July 2022
Today we are very pleased to release the first installment of new research into the impacts of short-term rental housing on Tasmania’s residential r
Read More - Wednesday 15th June 2022
Shelter Tas is very busy this week engaging with our Policy Committee and the wider housing and homelessness sector, including our national network of
Read More - Wednesday 1st June 2022
Last week Shelter Tas welcomed major housing commitments in the Tasmanian State Budget 2022-23. With Tasmanians facing cost of living pressures and es
Read More - Wednesday 18th May 2022 – eNews + Election Update
Many Tasmanian households – over 40 000 – pay rent for their homes, but with just 3 days to go, the Federal Election campaigns have offered very l
Read More - Wednesday 4th May 2022
With the Federal election fast approaching, cost of living pressures for all Tasmanians, and particularly for renters are front of mind. The Anglicare
Read More - Easter eNews update, Wednesday 13th April 2022
Read the full eNews here.
Read More - Wednesday 6th April 2022
This week brings yet more change that will impact on the housing and homelessness sector, as well as the state more broadly. We will soon see a new Ta
Read More - Thursday 24th March 2022
This is always a busy time for Shelter Tas and our members, and in the lead-up to the Federal Election, we are particularly busy advocating for housin
Read More - Friday 11th March 2022
We live in changing times for housing and homelessness services, at both the state and national level. Here in Tasmania, Premier Gutwein has announced
Read More - Monday 21st February 2022
For many years, through our submissions and representations to government, Shelter Tas and our members have systematically called for a whole of gov
Read More - Tuesday 25th January 2022
Welcome back to the Shelter Tas eNews for 2022. Happy New Year, and Happy Lunar New Year for February 1st. As we begin another year facing continued i
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2021
- Friday 17th December 2021
As we come to the end of another busy year for Shelter Tas and our members, we have just completed a major piece of work – our annual submission to
Read More - Thursday 2nd December 2021
Last Friday 26th November we held the Shelter Tas AGM, which was very well supported with a record number of attendees. Our AGM is an important time w
Read More - Wednesday 10th November 2021
As we head towards the end of 2021, Shelter Tas remains very concerned about the rising pressures in Tasmania’s private rental market. All around us
Read More - Wednesday 27th October 2021
Shelter Tas has delivered our submission to the consultation on Tasmanian Planning Policies. We called for the inclusion of social and affordable hous
Read More - Wednesday 13th October 2021
As we recognised World Homelessness Day on 10 October, this week is an opportunity to focus on good news for people experiencing and at risk of homele
Read More - Wednesday 29th September 2021
To celebrate the recent snow – or sunshine – we are launching the new Shelter Tas factsheet. If you have ever been confused by all the jargon
Read More - Wednesday 15 September 2021
It’s time to have your say! The scope of the draft Tasmanian Planning Policies is out now, and it is vital that we include social and affordable
Read More - Wednesday 25th August 2021
Shelter Tas welcomes the City of Hobart’s leadership in tackling housing and homelessness challenges in a variety of ways, including great support f
Read More - Wednesday 11th August 2021
Thanks everyone for all the work you have done to raise awareness of the impact of homelessness in Australia, and the importance of housing as a solut
Read More - Homelessness Week – Media Statement and Updated Events
Homelessness Week is a national event held each year during the first week of August, which aims to raise awareness of people experiencing homelessn
Read More - Wednesday 21st July 2021 – Homelessness Week + Events
Homelessness affects people of all ages and across all regions. According to the last Census in 2016, over 1600 people will experience homelessness on
Read More - Thursday 8th July 2021
Shelter Tas acknowledges the importance of NAIDOC week with the theme of Heal Country! Here’s a timely reminder to read this innovative new proposal
Read More - Wednesday 23rd June 2021
We acknowledge all the Tasmanians who are experiencing homelessness and living in unsafe, precarious, temporary, unaffordable or overcrowded accommoda
Read More - Thursday 10th June
At the official start of winter, we know many Tasmanians are struggling to stay warm and safe, including many renters. Last week, the Real Estate Inst
Read More - Tuesday 25th May 2021
Shelter Tas congratulates the new Minister for Housing, Michael Ferguson, on his appointment to this vital portfolio. As the peak body for housing and
Read More - Wednesday 5th May 2021
Congratulations to all re-elected and new MPs, and we look forward to working with you to make our State the best it can be; starting with affordable,
Read More - Election Update, Wednesday 21st April 2021
When a new Tasmanian Government is elected in May, its number one challenge will be solving the housing crisis for all Tasmanians, especially for rent
Read More - Shelter Tas’ 2021 State Election Asks, Monday 12th April
Everyone needs and deserves a safe, appropriate, affordable and secure home, but thousands of Tasmanians are living in housing hardship due to rising
Read More - Our 5 Key Election Priorities, Wednesday 31st March 2021
On Friday, Premier Gutwein announced that the State Election will be held on 1 May 2021. Housing must be the number one priority for whoever holds the
Read More - Wednesday 24th March 2021
Each year, Shelter Tas is invited make a submission to the Tasmanian Government’s Budget Process on behalf of the housing and homelessness sector. E
Read More - Wednesday 3rd March 2021
To end housing stress and homelessness for all Tasmanians, we need an adequate supply of social housing, where rents are set at a percentage of househ
Read More - Thursday 18th February 2021
This year in the Shelter Tas budget submission, we are calling on the State Government to place housing at the centre of Tasmania’s economic and soc
Read More - End of Eviction Moratorium + Remaining Support for Tenants and Landlords, eNews Update – Monday 1 February 2021
With the eviction moratorium ending today – 1 February 2021 – and upcoming changes to the freeze on rent increases, Shelter Tas would like
Read More - Wednesday 27th January 2021
Welcome back to the Shelter Tas eNews for 2021! As some of us are resuming regular work patterns after a break, others have kept working throughout th
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2020
- Monday 21st December 2020
As the year 2020 comes to a close, many of us can look forward to festivities and a break from work. We also reflect on the past year, and begin to fo
Read More - Thursday 10th December 2020
The Rental Affordability Index is released every year, and continues to document the worsening state of Tasmania’s private rental market – c
Read More - AGM and Annual Report 2020 Update
The Shelter Tas Annual General Meeting was held on Friday 27th November 2020, as a virtual event via MS Teams in line with COVID-safe protocols. The m
Read More - Wednesday 18th November 2020
Shelter Tas welcomes the 2020-21 Tasmanian State Budget, with increased spending for social housing and homelessness services. Shelter Tas has argued
Read More - Wednesday 21st October 2020
Last month the anniversary of the waiving of Tasmania’s Housing Debt – in September 2019 – passed almost unnoticed. While this success has been
Read More - Wednesday 7th October 2020
To relieve housing hardship, and reduce and prevent homelessness, an increased supply of affordable homes is needed, as well as adequate income to cov
Read More - Thursday 24th September 2020
Shelter Tas supports the submissions from our colleagues at National Shelter, the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA), and Homelessness Aust
Read More - Thursday 10th September 2020
Even though the days are becoming sunnier and warmer, people across Tasmania are still struggling with housing hardship and homelessness. Last week, A
Read More - Thursday 27th August 2020
As the CEO of Shelter Tas, I often find people asking me what they can do to help. Many people are already contributing, by working in Tasmania’s Sp
Read More - Wednesday 12th August 2020
In the last year, Tasmania’s 49 specialist homelessness services supported over 6 500 clients. On any given day, agencies were supporting over 1900
Read More - Homelessness Week 2020 + Tas Events Calendar
On any given night in Tasmania, over 1600 people will be homeless. This could mean sleeping rough or living in insecure, overcrowded or inappropri
Read More - Shelter Tas eNews and COVID-19 Updates, Wednesday 22nd July 2020
As we begin a new financial year, it is timely to look forward to the year ahead, and reflect on where we have been. People across Tasmania have conti
Read More - Shelter Tas eNews and COVID-19 Updates, Thursday 2nd July 2020
Let us avoid the planning mistakes of the past, by creating mixed and inclusive developments that will not become sites of entrenched disadvantage. In
Read More - Shelter Tas eNews and COVID-19 Updates, Monday 22nd June 2020
There have been some positive signals in Tasmania’s private rental market recently. For example, rents for houses have dropped 1% and rents for unit
Read More - Shelter Tas eNews and COVID-19 Updates, Friday 5th June 2020
According to the ABS, between 2001 and 2016, median rents in Australia grew by 131%, while median household incomes grew by just 82%. We know that the
Read More - eNews and COVID-19 update, Thursday 21st May 2020
As we build more homes, we have an opportunity to intentionally shape Tasmania’s future communities, with well planned housing, including diverse
Read More - eNews and COVID-19 update, Friday 8 May 2020
Since our last eNews, Shelter Tas and our members have heard some very constructive announcements From the State Government, and some troubling new da
Read More - eNews and COVID-19 update, Friday 24 April 2020
The importance of having a secure roof over our heads has never been clearer. We are constantly reminded to stay home because of COVID-19, and that do
Read More - eNews and COVID-19 update, Thursday 9 April 2020
Shelter Tas will be closed over the Easter period from 5pm Thursday 9th April and we will resume our working from home arrangements at 9am on Wednesda
Read More - eNews and COVID-19 update, Friday 3rd April 2020
As Tasmania’s peak body for housing and homelessness services, we are maintaining regular engagement with our members and with decision makers in Go
Read More - eNews and COVID-19 update, Wednesday 25 March 2020
Shelter Tas is committed to playing our part in reducing the risk of infection of COVID-19 across the community and for all our member services. As Ta
Read More - COVID-19 Update, Monday 16th March 2020
As you are aware, the World Health Organisation has announced COVID-19 as a pandemic. In this rapidly evolving situation, Shelter Tas is working to ke
Read More - Wednesday 26th February 2020
The National Rental Affordability scheme (NRAS) is expiring now (with the scheme concluding in 2026). We know from our members the impact of the lack
Read More - Wednesday 12th February 2020
The Census helps inform thousands of support services for vulnerable people and communities around the country. It also helps determine funding for he
Read More - Wednesday 22nd January 2020
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released its eighth annual report from the Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) Collectio
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2019
- Wednesday 18th December 2019
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 suppor
Read More - Thursday 5th December 2019
Shelter Tas’ recent op ed article, It is always someone’s backyard, has also received significant media attention. The article looks at
Read More - Wednesday 20th November 2019
Shelter Tas is pleased to support Power$mart Homes, a new $850,000 statewide energy efficiency program to help low income Tasmanian households save mo
Read More - Thursday 31st October 2019
The Rental Affordability Index (RAI) is a price index for housing rental markets. It is an easy to understand indicator of rental affordability rela
Read More - Wednesday 16th October 2019
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 Sa
Read More - Wednesday 2nd October 2019
The Productivity Commission has released a major research paper Vulnerable Private Renters: Evidence and Options. The Report echoes the concerns of Sh
Read More - Special eNews – Tasmania’s Housing Debt Waived
Shelter Tas welcomes the Commonwealth announcement yesterday to waive Tasmania’s $157.6 million housing debt. As the peak body for housing and
Read More - Wednesday 4th September 2019
Shelter Tas attended the AHURI 2019 National Housing Conference, Housing Future Communities, in Darwin. Our visit to Darwin included the National She
Read More - Tuesday 20th August 2019
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
Read More - Thursday 1st August 2019
Homelessness Week raises awareness of people experiencing homelessness, the issues they face and the actions needed to achieve enduring solutions. The
Read More - Wednesday 31st July 2019 – Homelessness Week Edition
Homelessness Week raises awareness of people experiencing homelessness, the issues they face and the actions needed to achieve enduring solutions. The
Read More - Wednesday 17th July 2019
Homelessness Week is fast approaching, and 2019 promises to be action packed here in Tasmania. The national launch in Hobart will kick off the week on
Read More - Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Shelter Tas CEO Pattie Chugg was a key presenter at the recent Homelessness Crisis Forum on 20th June, which included more than 60 stakeholders, as we
Read More - Wednesday 19th June 2019
Shelter Tas has called publicly for the relief of Tasmania’s public housing debt for many years. While community and media attention is focused on t
Read More - Monday 3rd June 2019
Shelter Tas congratulates the Morrison Government on their successful election campaign, and we look forward to working with federal representatives t
Read More - Wednesday 15th May 2019
Homelessness Week is an annual awareness-raising week to highlight the 116,000 Australians who are homeless on any given night. This year Homelessness
Read More - Wednesday 1st May 2019
The latest annual Anglicare Rental Affordability Snapshot shows an alarming picture of Tasmania’s private rental market. The 2019 Snapshot con
Read More - Wednesday 17th April 2019
Today (Wednesday 17th April) is Youth Homelessness Matters Day. 28,000 young people between the ages of 12-24 will be homeless tonight in Australia. A
Read More - Monday 15th April – Election Edition
Click here to read Shelter Tas’ special edition eNews, which outlines our election priorities for the 2019 federal election.
Read More - Thursday 4th April 2019
Australia needs a National Housing Strategy that recognises all types of housing as essential infrastructure. Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement
Read More - Thursday 21st March 2019
As the peak body for housing and homelessness, Shelter Tas calls on all candidates and parties to support the National Shelter and Everybody’s Home
Read More - Wednesday 6th March 2019
For over 10 years, Shelter Tas has lobbied for the relief of the State’s public housing debt. Each year, half of the federal funding provided to
Read More - Tuesday 19th February 2019
Shelter Tas Executive Officer, Pattie Chugg has been quoted this week in The Mercury newspaper, calling for the State’s stamp duty revenue to be
Read More - Special Edition eNews Tuesday 5th February 2019
National survey on planning for affordable homes – have your say! Our peak body, National Shelter are seeking your input through a short survey
Read More - Wednesday 23rd January 2019
The Shelter Tas Budget Submission was completed in December 2018 and focussed on the urgent need to boost the supply of social housing and address Tas
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2018
- Wednesday 19th December 2018
In an announcement at the Labor party conference on Sunday 16th December, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten promised that a Labor Government will improv
Read More - Special Edition eNews Thursday 29th November 2018
Latest Rental Affordability Index confirms Hobart as least affordable capital city in Australia. Shelter Tas is highly concerned at the escalating lev
Read More - Wednesday 21st November 2018
A new report from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), Social housing as infrastructure: an investment pathway, highlights the
Read More - Wednesday 7th November 2018
Shelter Tas will be presenting at the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) one-day conference – ‘Disrupting the Housing
Read More - Tuesday 23rd October 2018
The draft Short Stay Accommodation Bill 2018 proposes to introduce measures to encourage compliance with short stay accommodation planning permit requ
Read More - Thursday 4th October 2018
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 old
Read More - Tuesday 18th September 2018
On Tuesday 11 September, Shelter Tas appeared before the Legislative Council to discuss our submission to the Select Committee Inquiry into the Short
Read More - Wednesday 29th August 2018
Shelter Tas have completed the submission to the Legislative Council Select Committee Inquiry into the Short Stay Accommodation Industry in Tasmania a
Read More - Wednesday 15th August 2018
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. She
Read More - Homelessness Week – 1 week to go!
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 S
Read More - Tuesday 24th July 2018
The Legislative Council is holding an inquiry into the the short stay accommodation industry in Tasmania. Shelter Tas is currently consulting with mem
Read More - Homelessness Week – TAS events calendar available now
There’s less than 3 weeks to go until the launch of Homelessness Week 2018, and there’s something for everyone with a range of events bein
Read More - Wednesday 27th June 2018
The State Budget was handed down on the 14th of June, and Shelter Tas welcomes the State Government’s recognition of the housing crisis in Tasmania
Read More - Wednesday 13th June 2018
With the State Budget to be handed down tomorrow, Shelter Tas calls for housing to be a top priority. Investment in affordable housing is investment i
Read More - Friday 25th May 2018
The latest Rental Affordability Index shows that rental affordability in Hobart has fallen to its lowest level since the Index began in 2015, with the
Read More - Thursday 10th May 2018
The national peak bodies – National Shelter and CHIA (Community Housing Industry Association) – have released media statements in response
Read More - Friday 20th April 2018
Shelter Tas will be participating in a working group formed by the Housing Minister to provide input on implementation of actions arising from the Hou
Read More - Thursday 5th April 2018
The recently released Estimating Homelessness, 2016 shows homelessness is on the rise in Tasmania with 1,622 Tasmanians now estimated to be homelessne
Read More - Thursday 1st March 2018
Shelter Tas has an updated list of housing and homelessness policies from all parties, along with a reminder of our priorities for voters to consider.
Read More - Thursday 8th February 2018
With the Tasmanian State Election due on Saturday the 3rd of March, our first eNews for 2018 will be focusing on all things election, as we work hard
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2017
- Wednesday 20th December 2017
This year’s Shelter Tas submission is more important than ever, with Tasmania experiencing a chronic shortage of affordable and social housing which
Read More - Thursday 16th November 2017
Shelter Tasmania is a member of the National Homelessness Statistics Peer Review Group for the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In this role we recent
Read More - Friday 3rd November 2017
On Wednesday 25 October, the Federal Government introduced a Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2017, without any notice, to define the terms of a new Natio
Read More - Thursday 19th October 2017
Shelter Tasmania’s 2017 Annual General Meeting will be held at 3:00-4:00pm on Friday the 24th of November in Hobart. Shelter Tas members and
Read More - Thursday 5th October 2017
After the success of Homelessness Week 2017, planning has already begun for Homelessness Week in 2018! Shelter Tas has met with representatives from s
Read More - Friday 22nd September 2017
Just this week National Shelter and ACOSS have learnt from Treasury that there will be consultations around the NHHA to take place next week only in M
Read More - Thursday 7th September 2017
Affordable Housing is essential for a healthy community and strong economy. It is the foundation for building our State’s future. Staff at Shelter T
Read More - Friday 25th August 2017
On the 13th of August, the Tasmanian Liberal Government announced the Building your future plan they will take to the next election. This plan include
Read More - Thursday 10th August 2017
It’s still National Homelessness Week 2017, which ends on August 13. This year the theme is ‘Action and Innovation’, in which we ar
Read More - Homelessness Week 2017 Special Edition
Homelessness Week is a national event held in the first full week of August each year and calls on Australians to raise awareness of people experienci
Read More - Wednesday 19th July 2017
#HW2017 Homelessness Week 2017 will be held from the 7-13 of August and 2017 is themed ‘Action and Innovation’, in which we can highlig
Read More - Thursday 22nd June 2017
At Shelter Tas we know there is already a real shortage of affordable rental housing in Tasmania, with a quarter of low income households in housing s
Read More - Friday 2nd June 2017
Shelter Tas welcomes the State Government’s commitment of $62m over the next 2 years in its Budget 2017-18. While this creates a solid base for impl
Read More - Friday 5th May 2017
Housing affordability is reaching critical levels in Tasmania, particularly for rental housing. Australia does not have a plan to address our growing
Read More - Friday 7th April 2017
National Shelter and other sector organisations recently met with Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar in Canberra. The rou
Read More - Wednesday 22nd March 2017
National Shelter, State and Territory Shelters, the Australian Council of Social Services and State CoSSs we will meet with Treasurer Scott Morrison o
Read More - Thursday 2nd March 2017
The State Government launched the Community Housing Stock Leverage program today. This will result in an extra 203 new and refurbished homes for Tasma
Read More - Tenants face appalling conditions – National report reveals
Media statement from 16th February 2017. Read more…
Read More - Wednesday 8th February 2017
Family and domestic violence is a major cause of homelessness. 33% of female clients and 17% of all males clients seeking support from homelessness se
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2016
- Thursday 22nd December
Click here to read the full eNews.
Read More - Friday 16th December 2016
After a collaborative effort across our membership, this year’s Budget Submission has now been lodged. Thanks to our many contributors, the Submis
Read More - NPAH Funding Decision
Shelter Tas welcomes a 12 month homelessness funding extension, but longer term solutions are needed. Read more…
Read More - NPAH Funding Update
Shelter Tas has joined with National Shelter and Homelessness Australia, calling for everyone to join the campaign to save the National Partnership A
Read More - NPAH Funding Special Edition
Housing Ministers will meet in Sydney this Friday 4th November to decide on the future of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH), w
Read More - 27th October 2016
Federal, State and Territory housing ministers will be meeting on 4th November to consider the future of the National Partnership Agreement on Homeles
Read More - 24th October 2016
Click here to view the file.
Read More - 26th September 2016
Housing Tas has provided an update on progress made towards the Affordable Housing Action Plan 2015-2019. “The Tasmanian Government has committe
Read More - 2nd September 2016
The NPAH is critical to funding programs and services for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness across Australia. Under the Agreement, th
Read More - Homelessness Week Edition
Homelessness Week will be held from 1-7 August this year. In 2016, the theme of the Week is #homelessnesscounts, which highlights that the lives of p
Read More - 7th July 2016
Shelter Tas was pleased to be consulted by the City of Hobart on its draft Housing and Homelessness Strategy, and now on its finalisation. We welcome
Read More - Vote Home Campaign Update
This week The Project’s Waleed Aly dissected party policy to decipher which has the best housing policy in the lead up to the federal election. Aly
Read More - Vote Home Campaign Update
Thank you for your continued support of the Vote Home campaign this election. For many, the housing crisis means going without after paying too much i
Read More - Vote Home Campaign Update
Thank you for your support of the petition asking for a commitment to halve homelessness by 2025. Another important Vote Home petition has now been la
Read More - 7th June 2016
The 2016-17 State budget was announced on May 26th, with some good news for the housing and homelessness sector. Shelter Tas welcomed the State gover
Read More - Vote Home Campaign Update
Australia is in the midst of a housing crisis, with house prices and rents rapidly increasing, and people paying so much for housing that they are for
Read More - Vote Home this Election!
We’ve all seen the news: stories about rapidly rising house costs and rentals, and calls for the government to cut taxes that favour investment in h
Read More - Election Update 2016
National Shelter, Homelessness Australia and the Community Housing Industry Association have jointly written a letter encouraging supporters to join t
Read More - Monday 9th May 2016
Federal Budget 2016 National Shelter has responded to this week’s federal budget announcement’s with a media release, ‘Budget ignores ho
Read More - Monday 18th April 2016
Expressions of Interest for Certificate IV and Diploma of Social Housing Courses Are you interested in participating in accredited training leading to
Read More - Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Federal Financial Relations Affordable Housing Working Group National Shelter recently made a submission to the Council on Federal Financial Relations
Read More - Friday 4th March 2016
Tas Audit Office Reports The Tasmanian Audit Office has released reports on the Provision of Social Housing, and on the Funding of Common Ground Tas
Read More - Friday 5th February 2016
Shelter Tas Executive Committee for 2016 In our first eNews of the year, Shelter Tas welcomes you back after the holiday season. We are pleased to sta
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