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Shelter SA's Submission to
The Housing Strategy for SA
Green
Paper
Shelter SA has written a submission for the
Housing Strategy for SA Green Paper Consultation.
You can read
Shelter's
submission, here.
Submissions from other organisations are now available to the
public on the
Housing Strategy for SA website.
Shelter SA's submission to the Housing Strategy for SA Green
Paper.
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Government Funded Specialist Homelessness Services Synthesis
2010 - 11
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
has released the 2010 -11 annual report of the Supported
Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP). Natalie
Greenland, Research and Policy Officer, Shelter SA
has written a document which contains the key points of the
South Australian SAAP annual report.
Government Funded Specialist Homelessness Services
Synthesis Document
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Shelter SA Media
Release - 14 December 2011
Shelter SA's Executive Director Dr. Alice Clark
has written a media release that criticises Michael Matusik's
article about housing affordability quoting the Australian
Housing and Research Institute's project into housing
affordability.
Read the full
media release here.
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Directions and Intersections:
Proceedings of the 2011 Australian
Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association and Indigenous
Studies Research Network Joint Conference
Conference
E Book is now available
includes the presentation by Lesleigh Hayes,
Land grab or simply Disempowerment? A New Policy for
Housing Remote Indigenous Communities.
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 Government-funded
specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection
annual report 2010-11
The
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has
released the following new report:
Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP
National Data Collection annual reports 2010-11: Australia
presents the 2010-11 data on the use of
government-funded specialist homelessness services.
There are also supplementary reports, which include data
specific to each state and territory. Read the
South Australia specific report which
that shows 1 in 70
people access services in South Australia.
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The ‘Australians for
Affordable Housing’ are a national coalition of
housing, welfare and community sector organisations established
to highlight the problem of housing affordability in Australia.
Australians for Affordable Housing
believe that all Australians should be able to secure housing
that they can afford. Yet currently one in ten Australian
households are in housing stress, paying more than 30% of their
income in housing costs. Paying too much for housing makes it
harder for people to pay for the other basics, like food,
clothes, transport and healthcare.
Recent ABS statistics show that people on a
low income or who receive income support payments are more
likely to be affected by rising cost of living pressures,
including rising housing costs. Shelter SA
and SACOSS advocate for
the needs of low income and disadvantaged South Australians and
acknowledge the work of this campaign and Australians for
Affordable Housing.
For more
information on Australians for Affordable Housing
visit their website at
http://housingstressed.org.au/
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The New Face of Homelessness
Dr Alice Clark, Executive Director, Shelter SA
is quoted in The New Face of Homelessness,
published in the City Messenger 13 October 2011.
Read the article
here
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Homeless Count - Media Release
& Online Article
Dr Alice
Clark, Executive Director, has produced a
media
release on the Homeless Count.
She has also had an
article regarding the Homeless Count published on
OnLine Opinion
Media
Release
On Line Article
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Sheltershortz
The
July 2011 edition of
Sheltershortz is now available.
Issue includes: Staff changes, member consultations, another
employment trap, housing affordability, photo's from Gary Wilson's
retirement party and other housing news
Read the July
Edition here.
Become a member to receive a free, monthly copy of
Sheltershortz
Previous issues of Sheltershortz are
available from the Sheltershortz
page.
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South Australian
 Seniors
Sharehousing Guide
Shelter SA and the
Office for the
Ageing have produced the
South Australian Seniors Sharehousing
Guide which provides to older people seeking accommodation in
the private rental market.
The guide
provides information on the rights and obligations of private
rental tenancies for older South Australians, helping make
informed choices about living arrangements and better equip
older people to be empowered to compete in the private rental
market. Topics include:
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why
sharing accommodation is beneficial for older people
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factors
to consider before seeking or setting up shared
accommodation
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setting
up and offering share house accommodation
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how
to find a share house and advertise for housemates
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alternatives
to sharing
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basic
information about renting privately
If you would like a copy of the
Seniors Sharehousing Guide, please contact Shelter SA on 8223
4077 or call into the office at Unit 44, 81 Carrington Street,
Adelaide.
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 Housing Australia Factsheet: a quick guide to housing facts and
figures - 2011
National Shelter
have updated their
housing factsheet. It looks
at Housing Stress, Home Purchase, Rental, Social Housing and
Homelessness in Australia. Download the factsheet
here.
Marginal
Tenures - A National Picture : a policy paper on boarding
houses, caravan parks and other marginal housing tenures,
February 2011.
National Shelter has issued a policy
paper on marginal tenures that examines trends in supply, and
critical regulation issues such as tenancy protection, health
and safety standards, and the licensing of operators. The report
also has a set of recommendations, to provide a starting point
for discussions with Commonwealth and state/territory
governments about improving supply and the housing circumstances
of residents.
Download the full Marginal Tenures report
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Resolving Rental Disputes: A Guide for
Tenants and Landlords - DVD
Office for Consumer and
Business Affairs has produced a DVD designed to help Tenants and
Landlords understand where to go for help when things go wrong.
You can view the DVD
here
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Homeless Connect: Homelessness, Health & Housing Expo
Adelaide 2008 DVD
 The
DVD of the Homeless Connect: Homelessness, Health & Housing Expo
2008 is now available for viewing. The DVD is approximately
12 minutes long and plays with Windows Media Player. To view the
DVD please click here.
If you would like a copy of the DVD, please contact
Shelter SA on 8223 4077 or by email at
sheltersa@sheltersa.asn.au
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 The
ASHRA Multicultural Directory 2009
The
2009 edition of the ASHRA Multicultural is available for
download
here.
If you
would like to order hard copies of the directory please contact
Shelter SA on 8223 4077 or by email at
sheltersa@sheltersa.asn.au
The
ASHRA Multicultural Directory is supported by
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Shelter SA T Shirts
Available Now!
Front of the T Shirt features Housing: a basic
human right. The back has Shelter SA new logo.
T Srt
Mens' T Shirt
 
$20 each
Mens' & Womens' Styles
Range of sizes in both red and black available.
Drop into Shelter SA to try them
on or call us on 8223 4077 to order.
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Sharehouse Toolkit |
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The Sharehouse
Toolkit is now available for download in pdf format.
The toolkit walks potential tenants
through the processes of renting in the private rental market
and includes the following topics:
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working out what you can afford
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where to look for properties
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where to look for flatmates
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where to get references
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tenancy databases and black
listings
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leases explained
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how to apply for bond assistance
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how to claim concessions for
utilities
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help with setting up a home
(furniture, white goods, etc)
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finance
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templates for rosters of
household chores
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flatmate agreements
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maintenance of property
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inspections
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ending a tenancy, evictions and
getting a reference
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resolving conflict in the house or with neighbours
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where to get help with tenancy issues
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Residential Tenancy Tribunal information
and much more....
Download the
Sharehouse Toolkit here
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Informed About' |
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Shelter SA
has produced a series of informational brochures on renting,
being a good tenant, how to find a sharehouse and mental health.
Where to Look for a Rental Property
Applying for a Rental Property
How to
be a Good Tenant
How to find
a Sharehouse
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