NSW social housing system was created after the Second World War for working families with low incomes. In the 1950s, 73% of people using social housing were couples with children. Today the social housing system supports a very different demographic. It is a safety net for the most vulnerable in the community – including the elderly, people with a disability or severe and chronic mental health illness, carers with long term caring responsibilities and those experiencing drug and alcohol misuse and domestic and family violence. Social housing is a vital service underpinning the social good of NSW. This ten year strategy encompassing the NSW Government’s reforms is about more than properties. Click here to see the full report.

Things should be better.
This brochure highlights important measures we at Shelter NSW would like to see in the State Budget for 2016-17. It also includes some non fiscal proposals. They are our 10 proposals to promote housing wellbeing across the range.
Click here to see the full proposal.

Mission Australia has a plan to halve homelessness by 2025. Mission Australia knows what works to prevent and stop homelessness and is delivering results. This policy sets out the key approaches and priority areas for action that Mission Australia believes should be used to reduce homelessness and strengthen communities across Australia.
Click here to see the policy in full.