Author Archives: VPTA

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MAKE SOCIAL HOUSING WORK: A FRAMEWORK FOR VICTORIA’S PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HOUSING 2020 – 2030

Make Social Housing Work: A Framework for Victoria’s Public and Community Housing 2020 – 2030, [...]

14
May
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REVEALED: THE 9 AREAS WHERE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN NO WAIT FOR HOUSING

  Public housing is one of the most effective ways we can prevent homelessness in [...]

07
May
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CONFIRMED: PUBLIC HOUSING GROWTH URGENTLY NEEDED

The Productivity Commission has released the Housing and Homelessness portion of the 2020 Report on [...]

23
Jan
TENANTS FORCED TO ENDURE SAUNA LIKE CONDITIONS THIS SUMMER

Research undertaken by the University of Sydney with Mallee Family Care shines new light on [...]

05
Dec
QUICK GUIDE TO RENT REVIEW TIME

  Rent Calculations   In Victoria, if you live in public housing, you will never [...]

28
Nov
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100,000 VICTORIANS WAITING FOR A HOME IN 2020

Next year, Victoria’s social housing wait list will grow to cover 100,000 Victorians. That means [...]

12
Nov
HOW TO MAKE A SUBMISSION TO A SENATE INQUIRY

A Senate Inquiry into the level of Newstart and some other payments has been announced. [...]

05
Sep
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GAS HEATER UPDATE

You may be aware that the Department of Health and Human Services has been disconnecting [...]

07
Aug
HOUSING WAIT LIST JUMPS AGAIN

New data  released by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services shows that the [...]

25
Jul
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UPDATE: PUBLIC HOUSING RENEWAL PROGRAM

You may be aware that community consultation processes are underway for the 11 sites included [...]

10
Jul