LGBTQIA+ Community Survey

This questionnaire is part of an ongoing research project we've commissioned into the specific housing issues faced by Sydney's queer community. The results will help to drive stronger advocacy on this issue, so we'd love to hear from as many...

NSW 2023 State Election – I Rent and I Vote

The upcoming election has renters in the hot seats, especially in marginal seats in Sydney’s west. Closer to home, voters in the over 92,000 renting households in the seats of Sydney, Newtown, Balmain and Heffron have a lot at stake....

Scaling Youth Foyers for NSW

There is renewed nation-wide interest in the Youth Foyer model as a strategic response for some young people at risk of homelessness. The value of the model lies its integration of housing with strategies for the effective transition from vulnerability...

John Engeler, Shelter NSW CEO, for Parity

Many of us who live in inner city Sydney are aware of the crumbling old mansions along the railway line from Central to Strathfield that seemed historically to house hundreds of disadvantaged people. This forms the basis of what most...

‘Foot in the Door’ getting young people into private rentals

For a young person, entering the private rental market for the first time is a daunting and confusing process; navigating inspections, applications, and even establishing rental payments can be an anxiety-inducing exercise for anyone. For our most vulnerable young people,...

Make Renting Fair: the realities of renting and why tenancy law needs to change

The problem of unfair evictions Nicole and her family had been living in her rented home in the Shoalhaven for three years when she got an eviction notice. The house had a serious mould problem that Nicole had been asking...

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