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National Shelter is a national peak housing organisation which aims to improve housing access, affordability, appropriateness, safety and security for people who are on low-incomes, or who face disadvantage in the housing system. 

National Shelter works towards this goal by influencing government policy and action, and by raising community awareness in relation to housing.

                   

   "Housing Australia Affordably" National Shelter Policy Platform - 24 November 2009

 

On November 24 2009, National Shelter released "Housing Australia Affordably" their policy platform, you can read the full policy here.
For a four page version of the policy which includes all recommendations, download the document here.


   Housing Australia Affordably - detailed policy

 
   Housing Australia Affordably - four page version

    

 

Housing Australia Factsheet: quick guide to housing facts & figures -  Updated December 2009

A guide to the facts and figures on Housing Stress, Home Purchase, Rental, Social Housing and Homelessness in Australia

Housing Australia Factsheet- December 2009.

 

Media Release - Stimulus Funding for Affordable Housing Must Not be Cut - 20 October 2009
National Shelter, ACOSS, Community Housing Federation of Australia and the ACTU, released a media release opposing any suggestion that funding for affordable housing be cut in the stimulus package.
Read the full release here.

 

National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness
Fact Sheets highlighting the Australian, State and Territory Governments' efforts now available from the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs website

 

Submission to the Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth Inquiry into Homelessness Legislation
National Shelter recently made a submission to the Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth Inquiry into Homelessness Legislation. Read the full submission here.

 

National Shelter Disappointment: Social Housing Stimulus Cut by $750 million - Media Release August 2009
Media Release August 27 2009

 

Key Issues and Opportunities Facing Older People and Housing in Australia

Earlier this year, National Shelter conducted a series of roundtable forums around Australia on Older Persons Housing, a report on the outcomes of the forums has just been released - Key Issues and Opportunities Facing Older People in Australia, written by Roland Naufal of 4C Consulting.

The Literature Review of Seniors Housing in Australia is also now available.

 

 

National Shelter Welcomes Federal Funding

 

This week, Minister Tanya Plibersek announced that National Shelter would receive federal funding in the order of $200000 over the next 2 years.

Chairperson of National Shelter Adrian Pisarski welcomed the funding and said that it will assist National Shelter to provide advice and develop policy responses which include tenant and housing consumer perspectives.

 

“Without funding over the last decade, our capacity to effectively represent consumers has been limited,” Mr Pisarski said.

 

 “In receiving this funding over the next two years, we hope to take on a much more active role in consumer advocacy by ensuring that perspective is considered on the government level,” he continued.

 

 “We look forward to working more closely with Minister Plibersek and other members of Government for improved housing outcomes for low income Australians.” 
 
Government Announces Funding for National Shelter - Media Release July 2 2009
Media Release from the Minister for Housing, Hon Tanya Plibersek, MP.
 
Adequate Housing Underpins Indigenous Health & Prosperity - Media Release July 2009
Media Release July 2009

 

Room for More: boosting providers of social housing - Speech by the Minister for Housing, Hon Tanya Plibersek MP.

Sydney Institute March 19 2009.

Read the speech here

 

National Housing Supply Council State of Supply Report

On Wednesday 11 March 2009 the National Housing Supply Council released its first State of Supply Report. The 2008 report focuses on

projections of underlying demand and of land and housing supply over 20 years from 2008 to 2028, the gap between housing demand and supply and implications for submarkets, with particular attention on affordability issues for lower income households, a number of current influences on supply and demand, as well as the need for research to better understand how these impact on the housing market and the discussion of data collection and methodology, including the need for more sophisticated modelling, and the need to improve data collection and analysis, particularly on land supply for residential development. Read the report on the Department of Families, Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Website. 

     

$6.6Billion  To Increase Public Housing - Media Release

Media Release 3 February 2009

Read the full media release here

 

National Shelter Supports Public Housing Investment Push - Media Release

Media Release 29 January 2009

Read the full media release here

 

Submission to the Treasurer's Call for Public Input into the 2009 - 2010 Budget

January 2009

Read the full submission here

 

National Affordable Housing Agreement Welcome but Falls Short of Expectations - Media Release

Media Release 3rd December 2008

Read the full media release here

 

Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee inquiry into the National Rental Affordability Scheme Bill 2008 and the National Rental Affordability Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

October 2008

Read the full submission here

 

Thick FHOG obscures real housing solutions

Media Release 14 October 2008

You can read the release here

                                  

Submission to Commonwealth Federal Budget 2008-2009

National Shelter wrote a submission to the Federal Budget 2008 - 2009.

You can read the submission here

 

Australian Federal Election 2007 - Updated 14 November 2007

National Shelter has produced a document that compares the policy proposals stated in National Shelter's Policy Platform (April 2007) with the policy positions of the 4 major political parties.

A comparison of proposals in the National Shelter policy platform, ‘Australian housing – a fair share?’ (2007), and proposals on the same subject matter from some political parties in a federal election context.

 

 

National Shelter Policy Platform 2007 - "Australian Housing -  a fair share?"

National Shelter launched its policy platform the federal election campaign on April 23 2007 in Melbourne.

 

The platform includes calls for

  •  a review of the impact of the taxation system on housing affordability

  •  the development of financing and investment strategies to attract institutional investors into affordable rental housing

  •  implementation of a national Indigenous housing strategy

Policy Platform -

Australian Housing - A Fair Share   (colour 4 page version)

 

 

 

National Shelter

 Contact Adrian Pisarski, Executive Officer, Queensland Shelter

Tel: 07 3393 2433