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Affordable Housing

Project

Affordable Housing Project

The City of Sydney and the NSW State Government are undertaking the feasibility studies needed for a social and affordable housing development on a 3.6 hectare site in Glebe. The project will demonstrate how people can live affordably in the City with access to high quality cultural and community services.

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Affordable Housing Strategy

Affordable Housing Strategy

The City has developed a draft affordable rental housing strategy with specific actions aimed at achieving affordability targets.  The draft strategy is the result of an extensive housing analysis to identify and respond to housing issues in the local government area.

The Draft City of Sydney Affordable Rental Housing Strategy was recently publicly exhibited. Submissions and comments are being considered and the report will come before Councillors for consideration in coming months.

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Common Ground

Sustainable Sydney 2030 calls for partnerships with not-for-profits and the private market to increase affordable housing levels and address homelessness. Common Ground uses a 'housing first' approach to help end people's homelessness through permanent supportive housing.

Common Ground NSW is being established as a partnership between several organisations, including the City of Sydney. The City of Sydney and Housing NSW, in conjunction with Common Ground working group are  investigating options for possible sites for a Common Ground building within City of Sydney..

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  • Direction 8 Objectives

    1. 8.1 Facilitate the supply of housing by the private market
    2. 8.2  Ensure that housing developments provide a diversity of housing opportunities for different lifestyle choices and household types
    3. 8.3 Ensure that a substantial proportion of housing is aimed at the lower end of the market.
    4. 8.4  Facilitate and promote growth in the 'affordable housing' sector including by not-for-profit (NFP) and other housing providers
    5. 8.5  Facilitate and promote growth in the social housing sector to provide housing opportunities for those with very low income
    6. 8.6  Promote partnerships and develop advocacy strategies for the delivery of housing for very low through to moderate income households
    7. Download full objectives and actions for Direction 8

  • Targets:

    By 2030 there will be:

    • 7.5 per cent of all housing social housing—7.5 per cent affordable housing
    • 48,000 additional dwellings

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