Housing in NSW<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
At Shelter NSW, our overriding view is that the combination of housing policies from all levels of Government has produced persistently negative results for the people of NSW, but especially for those in the lowest 40% of income earners.<\/p>
We are concerned about chronic and rising trends in homelessness, housing rental stress and insecurity as well as the impacts of poor-quality and poorly-designed housing, particularly on low income households.<\/span><\/p>Over three quarters of lower income renters in NSW are paying unaffordable rents (92% of very-low income renters in Sydney). Lower cost properties are being steadily replaced with new ones at higher rents, and new concentrations of disadvantage have been created across our major cities as low-income households are displaced. The NSW rental market is failing, forcing our most vulnerable citizens to go without essentials as well as contending with insecure tenancies. <\/span>Climate change is disproportionately impacting lower-income households without the means to afford adaptation measures.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>These trends, while appearing entrenched, are not, we believe, inevitable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tOur vision is of a sustainable housing system that provides secure homes for all.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWe believe this can, and needs to, be achieved in three key policy priority areas. We call on all relevant levels of Government to deliver the following for the people of NSW:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n ![\"policy-bg-1d\"](\"https:\/\/shelternsw.milkdigital.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/policy-bg-1d.jpg\")
<\/div> Affordable and diverse homes:<\/h3> Significantly increase the stock of social and affordable housing so that renting becomes affordable for diverse groups of people and family groups across the cycle of life.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n Recognise and support renting as a genuine, secure and sustainable alternative to home ownership for diverse groups of people and family groups.<\/li><\/div> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n ![\"policy-bg-2\"](\"https:\/\/shelternsw.milkdigital.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/policy-bg-2-1.jpg\")
<\/div> Accessible and well-located housing:<\/h3> Encourage innovative housing design and development that supports diverse and growing communities to have greater access to jobs, services and public transport in the suburbs, towns and cities across NSW.<\/li><\/div> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n ![\"policy-bg-1c\"](\"https:\/\/shelternsw.milkdigital.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/policy-bg-1c.jpg\")
<\/div> Appropriate and high-quality development:<\/h3> Improve the environmental sustainability of new and existing housing by raising building and maintenance standards.<\/li>\n\n Assist all NSW residents to gain access to affordable renewable energy.<\/li>\n\n Ensure that town and city planning throughout the state is responsive to the environmental hazards such as bushfires, extreme heat, and flooding, that will be exacerbated by the effects of climate change.\u00a0<\/li><\/div>
At Shelter NSW, our overriding view is that the combination of housing policies from all levels of Government has produced persistently negative results for the people of NSW, but especially for those in the lowest 40% of income earners.<\/p>
We are concerned about chronic and rising trends in homelessness, housing rental stress and insecurity as well as the impacts of poor-quality and poorly-designed housing, particularly on low income households.<\/span><\/p> Over three quarters of lower income renters in NSW are paying unaffordable rents (92% of very-low income renters in Sydney). Lower cost properties are being steadily replaced with new ones at higher rents, and new concentrations of disadvantage have been created across our major cities as low-income households are displaced. The NSW rental market is failing, forcing our most vulnerable citizens to go without essentials as well as contending with insecure tenancies. <\/span>Climate change is disproportionately impacting lower-income households without the means to afford adaptation measures.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p> These trends, while appearing entrenched, are not, we believe, inevitable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t We believe this can, and needs to, be achieved in three key policy priority areas. We call on all relevant levels of Government to deliver the following for the people of NSW:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tOur vision is of a sustainable housing system that provides secure homes for all.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div> Affordable and diverse homes:<\/h3>
<\/div> Accessible and well-located housing:<\/h3>
<\/div> Appropriate and high-quality development:<\/h3>