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CommBank’s Benefits Finder app now has a new category of benefit called ‘Affordable Housing NSW’ that links to WelcomeMat.
At first, this feature will be available to bank customers who live in Sydney Metro, Central Coast and Hunter regions.
WelcomeMat is also now featured on the Department of Communities & Justice (DCJ) site at https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/ways/renting-affordable-housing
WelcomeMat co-founder and CEO, Mark Khoo, said the involvement of CommBank and DCJ was exciting. Speaking at Churches Housing’s annual general meeting last month, he said WelcomeMat had a number of benefits for renters and community housing providers because the platform:
- creates one central place to list and find affordable rental housing
- sorts eligible applications to send to CHPs
- helps with town planning
- provides a pathway from social housing
- builds an alternative to social housing’s waiting list
- refines applicants based on housing needs
- helps prevent homelessness
In response to a question at the meeting about what CHPs could do, Mark Khoo detailed a call to action:
- list with WelcomeMat
- promote the platform to internal and external clients
- notify eligible applicants who are looking for housing
- refer WelcomeMat to CHPs’ related services
