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SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE G21 REGION

PROJECT / Health and Wellbeing Pillar

The G21 Geelong Region Alliance has a long standing interest in addressing disadvantage across the region.

Ground breaking programs such as GROW have built on an investment model, rather than taking a deficit approach.

G21 has also been involved in shaping ideas and initiatives relating to safe, secure and affordable housing, based on the understanding that expanding access to social housing is a major tool in positively addressing disadvantage by taking a ‘housing first’ approach.

The G21 Region Social Housing Project is the next step in developing a positive, region wide blueprint for:

  • Driving economic recovery – post pandemic
  • Building jobs for local people
  • Addressing disadvantage by reducing levels of rental stress for people living on low and very low incomes.

The project is built on the City of Greater Geelong Social Housing Plan 2020-41 and the other four Council in the region are working on long term plans.

The G21 Region Social Housing Project is vital to ensure that we work with the Victorian State Government on the life changing “Big Housing Build” which will inject $5.3b into the Victorian economy to build and upgrade social housing right across our state. Some $215m has already been committed to our region.

Our five local councils know the community needs and are committed to working with the new department, Homes Victoria, to shape the Big Housing Build spend in local communities. To find out more about this exciting and life changing initiative go to the Homes Victoria website at: https://www.vic.gov.au/homes-victoria

Newly available data paints a clear picture: there is a significant need to build over 6,000 new social housing properties in addition to the current 3,600 homes. And there is a need right across the region: the data tells us that every municipality is home to many households on particularly low incomes who are spending more than 30% of their modest income just on rent.

CoGG COS GPS BoQ SCS G21
Households renting social housing NUMBER 3,305 290 8 11 62 3,676
Very low, low, moderate income households who are known to be in rental stress 4,309 282 96 41 287 5,015
Number of homeless people 750 62 17 6 48 883
Number of additional social housing properties required to meet the need 5,059 344 113 47 335 5,898

 

To explore the housing story for the G21 region through understanding housing supply and demand, housing diversity, affordability and availability click here:

 

G21 acknowledges the commitment of Sirovilla, which has secured funding from both the Percy Baxter Trust and the Anthony Costa Foundation to make this project possible. These funds are thanked for their positive contribution to the region.

SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE G21 REGION

PROJECT RESOURCES

  •  Social Housing in the G21 region - The Big Picture
  •  G21 Addressing Disadvantage Through Affordable Housing position paper (2016)

PROJECT NEWS

Social Housing blitz blessing

Health and Wellbeing Pillar 18/11/2020
At least $180 million will be invested across the Greater Geelong region as part of Victoria’s largest-ever public housing construction blitz. Un ...
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National Homelessness Conference

Health and Wellbeing Pillar 27/10/2020
After a year like no other, we are pleased to announce that the 2020 National Homelessness Conference will go ahead online on 1 and 2 December. The ...
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Fighting Homelessness In Greater Geelong

Health and Wellbeing Pillar 10/10/2020
The Victorian Government is ensuring people who need support have a safe and secure place to call home - providing Victorians in the greater Geelong r ...
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REGION FACES SOCIAL HOUSING CRISIS

Health and Wellbeing Pillar 03/07/2020
The G21 region is facing a shortage of social housing at a level not seen before. There are about 3,300 social housing dwellings in Geelong, yet 7, ...
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MOVE TO BOOST SOCIAL & AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Health and Wellbeing Pillar 30/06/2020
An $80,000 seeding grant will help identify ways to increase Social and Affordable Housing available for low-income people within the Geelong region t ...
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