Interim Social and Affordable Housing Policy

The purpose of this policy is to:

  1. Acknowledge the urgency of increasing the supply of affordable housing.
  2.  Guide and inform Council’s decision making and advocacy for social and affordable housing.
  3. Support Council to identify, acknowledge and respond to the complex micro and macro environmental factors that impact the rights of Banyule residents to secure adequate housing, including political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal.
  4. Support Council to identify where to invest to maximise community impact for those most in need.
  5. Position Council to effectively support and partner with State Government, community housing providers and private investors to accelerate opportunities to improve and increase Banyule’s affordable housing stock.
  6. Position Council to take a long-term strategic approach to deliver public value.
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