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Housing
"The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned." -Maya Angelou
Affordable housing is a right for all Western Australians. Lynn is working hard in Parliament toward the elimination of housing related poverty and to ensure that all West Australians have access to adequate, safe, secure, sustainable and affordable housing. This requires an investment in public and community housing throughout the community to ensure its social and economic viability. Housing affordability should be measured to account for the full cost of living in a particular place- including energy and transport costs as well as access to services and employment.
It is the government’s responsibility to provide sufficient public and community housing to meet the current need and projected demand. This includes a mix of affordable options, including private rental housing, community housing, public housing and shared equity with social housing providers. Lynn is fighting to ensure that public housing waiting lists have minimal waiting times, for an increased provision of emergency accommodation and transitional housing for people in need as well as greater diversity in housing to meet the accessibility needs of changing demographics.
In addition, the existing subsidies and incentives for property investment in Western Australia should be reviewed with a view to guarantee housing affordability across all tenure types. This includes improved legal security of tenure and reduced discrimination. Lynn supports the design for maximum energy efficiency meeting or exceeding a national six-star rating. Urban design and housing efficiency standards are increasingly important, as are reforming existing incentives and tax structures to more effectively support housing affordability for lower and middle income Australians.
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More posts about Housing
- WA young children most vulnerable in cuts to homeless services – Greens - 18/12/14
- Public housing - Evictions: Questions - 16/04/14
- Public housing - Tenant behaviour: Questions 5 - 26/03/14
- Public housing - Tenant behaviour: Questions 4 - 26/03/14
- Public housing - Tenant behaviour: Questions 3 - 26/03/14
- Public Housing - Tenant behaviour: Questions 2 - 26/03/14
- Public Housing - Zones: Questions - 26/03/14
- Publice housing - Tenant behaviour: Questions - 21/02/14
- Greens call for state to address homelessness amidst shrinking house affordability - 05/02/14
- Government strikes out on social housing policy - 18/11/13
- Local Government - Forced amalgamations - 20/09/13
- Greens budget reply - 20/09/13
- Green space is good for your health and your environment - 13/08/13
- Solar Panel Tariff Slash Reversed - 12/08/13
- Housing Dream in Limbo - 22/07/13
- PUBLIC HOUSING — MAINTENANCE - 28/06/13
- PUBLIC HOUSING — TENANT BEHAVIOUR - 28/06/13
- RENTAL ACCOMMODATION — SHORTAGE - 24/05/13
- NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ON HOMELESNESS - 17/05/13
- Government Must Invest in Housing - 29/04/13
- Lessons Learned to Drop Power Bills - 24/04/13
- Build capacity in community housing - 06/02/13
- Greens release plan for solar panels on every public housing home - 29/01/13
- Housing - Greens (WA) Policy 2012 - 31/12/12
- Green Vision for Growth along Scarborough Beach Road - 18/12/12
- Review of Park Living - 17/12/12
- Public Housing — Tenant Behaviour — Three-Strikes Policy - 10/12/12
- Public Housing — Tenant Behaviour — Three-Strikes Policy - 10/12/12
- Public Housing — Financial Hardship for Western Australian Seniors - 10/12/12
- Housing Crisis Committee For CaLD Communities - 10/12/12
- Public Housing - Older People - 14/11/12
- Energy ratings for houses - 30/10/12
- Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2012 Third Reading Speech - 18/10/12
- Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2012 - 25/09/12
- Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2012 - 25/09/12
- Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2012 - 25/09/12
- Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2012 - 25/09/12
- Greens Seek A Fair Go for Retirees - 18/09/12
- Affordable Housing Strategy - 17/09/12
- Greens Applaud Sustainable Spearwood House - 10/09/12
- Public Housing — Sales - 21/08/12
- Public Housing — Safety And Security - 21/08/12
- Fremantle Housing Should Be Made Available - 15/08/12
- More than 99 per cent of rental properties in WA too expensive for pensioners and workers on minimum wage - 30/04/12
- Retirement Villages Act - Review - 21/03/12
- Remote Aboriginal housing - 06/03/12
- Housing Co-operatives - 30/01/12
- City of South Perth seeking feedback on its Draft Local Housing Strategy - 20/01/12
- Vulnerable tenants let down by major parties - 02/12/11
- Ninga Mia community - 29/11/11
- Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill: Clauses 41-108 - 24/11/11
- Greens ease financial burden for prospective tenants - 24/11/11
- National partnership agreement on remote indigenous housing - 23/11/11
- Residential Parks - 23/11/11
- Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill: Clauses 22-41 - 23/11/11
- Greens stand up for tenants’ rights - 22/11/11
- Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill: Second Reading - 22/11/11
- "Finding a place report" - implementation of recommendations - 09/11/11
- Housing - energy efficiency - 08/11/11
- Property Law (Mortgagee's Power of Sale) Amendment Bill - 03/11/11
- Public housing maintenance program - 18/10/11
- Homelessness - 21/09/11
- Rate non-payment and mental capacity - 08/09/11
- First Homeowner Grant Scheme - 07/09/11
- West Australians need affordable housing, not high-risk debt – Greens - 17/08/11
- Social housing - Disruptive behaviour management policy - 09/08/11
- ‘Appalling Behaviour’ at the Deckchair Theatre - 22/07/11
- National Rental Affordability Scheme - 17/05/11
- Keystart - Shared Equity Home Loan - 17/05/11
- Greens welcome Affordable Housing Strategy - 11/05/11
- Home Retrofitting Expo - 29/04/11
- Urgent action needed to address affordable housing crisis - 14/04/11
- Housing rental market - racial discrimination - 24/03/11
- Residential Tenancies Act - Review - 15/03/11
- Increased interest rates in the Keystart Housing Scheme - 25/02/11
- Community short-stay accommodation - funding - 23/02/11
- Homeswest housing - antisocial behaviour - 23/02/11
- Audit report damns Indigenous home ownership program -Greens - 22/12/10
- Aboriginal Housing Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 Speech - 16/11/10
- Homeswest Complaints- Children at risk - 15/11/10
- Homeswest Complaints - 15/11/10
- Community Short-Stay Accomodation Funding - 15/11/10
- Social Housing Waiting List - 15/11/10
- Kwinana Air Quality Buffer Zone- Housing - 25/10/10
- Universal Design - 21/10/10
- Social Housing- Transfer to Community Housing Providers - 21/10/10
- Boom turns to bust as 55,000 wait for public housing in WA - 21/10/10
- Boom turns to bust as 55,000 wait for public housing in WA - 21/10/10
- Department of Housing — Public Housing Review Panel - 24/09/10
- Housing- Five Star Plus Initiatives and Lobbyists - 24/09/10
- Homeswest- Property Sales - 21/09/10
- Homeswest Properties - 21/09/10
- Sustainability Initiatives - 20/09/10
- Homeswest Housing- Energy Efficiency QON - 20/09/10
- Department of Housing- Not-For-Dividend Housing Company - 20/09/10
- Anti-Poverty Week 2010 17-23 October - 14/09/10
- Community Housing - state government plans - 13/09/10
- Directions 2031 a positive first step - 07/09/10
- Housing Matters! Symposium on housing for older people - 25/08/10
- Greens will revive Perth CBD through rental initiative - 16/08/10
- Housing Industry - 5 Star Plus Initiatives - 16/08/10
- Homeswest Housing - Energy Efficiency - 16/08/10
- Homeless Persons' Week - 02/08/10
- Community Housing - 26/07/10
- Community housing investment - 26/07/10
- Housing - Remote Aboriginal Communities - 26/07/10
- Home Retrofitting EXPO in Mt Claremont - 20/07/10
- Seniors left empty-handed after rebate delay - 30/06/10
- International Day of Co-operatives - 30/06/10
- Can you help with a national survey on age-specific housing? - 14/06/10
- International Day of Co-operatives - 10/06/10
- Amendments to the Aboriginal Housing Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 - 10/05/10
Yellowcake Country
WANFA Art Exhibition and auction from the 15th to the 31st of August 2015 at the Moore Gallery in Fremantle. All proceeds will go to WANFA to assist in travel to WA communities affected by uranium exploration and to assist in travel to the annual Australia Nuclear Free Alliance meeting. Details
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