Shelter Tas is pleased to provide comments on the Tasmanian Housing Strategy Exposure Draft. As we have previously commented, the development of the Tasmanian Housing Strategy and its ongoing consultation process is a significant opportunity to take a longer-term view of the well-documented and chronic shortage of affordable homes in Tasmania, that leads to many Tasmanians living in housing stress and crisis. The development of the Strategy is also timely, as it coincides with opportunities to align with Federal directions, including the new National Housing and Homelessness Plan, new Housing Accord, proposed Housing Affordability Future Fund (HAFF) and proposed national rental reform. Read more…