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Submissions Open for Vic Services Connect Trials

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th July 2014 - The Victorian Government has called for submissions from Not for Profits interested in taking part in the trials of the eight new Services Connect sites. According to the Government,…

Social Housing Stress for Mentally Ill – Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 27th May 2014 - People living with a mental illness are struggling to cope with the new set of pressures that comes with living in social housing, a new report has found. The report by the NSW Public…

Guaranteeing the Future of Affordable Rental Housing

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 29th October 2013 - An international review of the use of government guarantees to support investment in affordable rental housing by RMIT University says a similar model is “desperately needed…

Skating on Thin Ice: Mental Illness & Homelessness

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th October 2013 - More work needs to be done to support people living with mental illness to sustain social housing tenancies, especially those relying on Centrelink payments, as the only alternative…

Changemakers – Joel Pringle

Staff Reporter, Monday, 22nd April 2013 - Joel Pringle is the campaign manager for Australians for Affordable Housing. This week we profile Joel in Changemakers – a weekly column which examines inspiring people and…

Housing Stress on the Rise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th December 2012 - The demand for social housing in Australia is rising and waiting lists remain long, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The Housing …

NFPs Respond to Social Housing Consultations

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th July 2012 -
Public housing in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton. Photo: Krstnn Hrmnsn/ Flickr A coalition of housing and homelessness peak organisations in Victoria has responded…