Providing Affordable Housing by Incentivising the Private Sector

Social Housing Reform Summit Presenter: Chris Johnson CEO Urban Taskforce Australia

Image Credit: Lawrence Street, Peakhurst, SGCH (supplied)

Urban Ideas- September 201430/05/15

Parramatta

Liverpool

Blacktown

Urban Ideas- September 2013

November 2016 30/05/15

Sienna, Willoughby by Hyecorp

Washington Park, Riverwood by PAYCE

Lawrence Street, Peakhurst by SGCH

10 POINT PLAN

1. The policy will provide long term,

sustainable supply of affordable

housing renewed on a regular basis

2. The policy is simple to implement

through an amendment to the 2009

State Environmental Planning Policy

(Affordable Rental Housing)

3. An additional 20% height and floor

space area is a simple and

reasonable incentive

4. The definition of affordable housing

must be updated

5. Eligibility requirements are identified in an existing

government program – the National Rental

Assistance Scheme

6. This approach will ensure a large number of

affordable dwellings will be brought to market

sooner

7. The scale of housing delivery will attract Institutional

investment

8. Management of stock and tenants can be

undertaken by Registered Community Housing

Providers

9. The Policy should be operational from 1 January

2018 to minimise impacts upon existing projects and

rezoning proposals

10.Industry and government must run a trial program

and government sites must include 30% affordable

housing

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