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REALPAC CEO Urges Bold Measures in Budget 2024 to Alleviate Housing Affordability Pressures In Ottawa, Ontario, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hon. Chrystia Freeland is set to unveil the federal budget in precisely four weeks. Amidst mounting concerns over housing affordability, the National Housing Accord, comprising groups like the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, REALPAC, and the PLACE Centre at the Smart Prosperity Institute, advocates for a housing-focused budget. REALPAC's CEO, Michael Brooks, stresses the urgency, emphasizing the budget's pivotal role in addressing homelessness and fostering long-term solutions. Tim Richter of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness urges a national strategy to combat homelessness. Dr. Mike Moffatt highlights the necessity of bold housing policies in Budget 2024. #VeritasMedia #Budget2024#HousingCrisis#Homelessness#AffordableHousing#FederalBudget#OttawaNews#CanadianPolitics#EconomicPolicy#SocialJustice #HousingForAll #RealEstate #PolicyMatters#CommunityDevelopment#GovernmentAction#NationalStrategy#UrbanDevelopment#PublicPolicy#CanadianEconomy #SustainableHousing#FutureOfHousing

High impact Budget We are seeing record demand for homelessness services and support. We welcome Treasurer Daniel Mookhey's 2024-25 budget as an "unprecedented intervention in the housing market" by the NSW government. Harnessing underutilized public land will inject 21,000 homes into the housing sector, with 8,400 homes allocated for public housing. The impact of having a safe, affordable and permanent home cannot be understated. This funding is a legacy investment in the people of NSW. #nswbudget #socialhousing

It's pleasing to hear that a national housing and homelessness agreement has been settled for five years. However, without knowing the full details yet, it's hard to comment further. We need to understand what the commitments are for outcomes, prevention, crisis response, and state and territory investment. I'm not convinced there is genuine new investment. Nevertheless, the commitment's security is very much appreciated. We note the commitments to crisis and transitional housing. But we urge the Federal Government to invest more into preventive programs and housing first models of care. It’s critical that crisis and transitional housing is connected to a pathway of permanency in the future. The one billion dollars allocated to states and territories for housing-related infrastructure is critical. Building new homes requires funding services to activate those sites. How this money will be distributed is yet to be seen, and it will be a competitive pot of funding. Lots still to unpack, we look forward to reviewing the budget papers on Tuesday. #housing #homelessness #federalbudget https://lnkd.in/gcYA3b4V

In many ways, the gaps in the U.S. Housing First models resemble those of government subsidized housing programs like Section 8, which tend to produce long wait lists and too many binary outcomes. If we’re really serious about eliminating homelessness, or even getting to a place where such a goal seems attainable, our current strategies will have to adapt and evolve in order to address the entire spectrum of the homelessness condition. And this is where a multi-tiered approach could take Housing First programs to the next level. Check out the full article at the link https://lnkd.in/gfXeNfME

This is very welcome news! With the NT experiencing rates of homelessness at 12 times the national rate, the federal budget announcement of an increase for homelessness support from $5.9m to$ 42.8m, a sevenfold increase, is just fantastic! Credit where it is due – in a climate of high cost of living and a crisis of housing affordability, this will mean greatly increased capacity to respond to requests for assistance And importantly provide the sector with the capacity for targeted prevention and early intervention services, which everyone knows is smart public policy and the best use of taxpayers dollars We appreciate the Commonwealth Government’s leadership in recognising the importance of prevention, and funding for need rather than population. We also note the smart public policy leadership, and are encouraged that this could be the beginning of a renewed shift federally to prevention, and rather than relying on costly tertiary services that are necessary but come way to late.

The government's critical window of opportunity to support its most vulnerable citizens facing deepening housing and cost-of-living crises is now. In our Federal Pre-Budget submission to Treasury for 2024-25, we have outlined key asks to address the housing crisis: - Fund a bold and credible National Housing and Homelessness Plan - Double the Housing Australia Future Fund to at least $20 billion - Fund wrap-around supports to improve long-term housing outcomes - Review of all tax settings that affect housing supply and affordability - Deliver an immediate increase to specialist homelessness services to meet demand Scroll to view or read our full submission including cost-of-living measures here: https://lnkd.in/gkrnPcnR Like and repost to show your support! #housingcrisis #costoflivingcrisis #budget2024 #auspol

❗❗ Action alert!! ❗❗ Governor Newsom's proposed budget would drastically cut affordable housing funding in #california by $1.2 billion: 🚫 Elimination of the enhanced State Low Income Housing Tax Credit program for 2024-2025 #lihtc 🐾 Clawback of funds from the Multifamily Housing Program (MHP), Infill Infrastructure Grant Program (IIG), Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program (VHHP) totaling $500MM 📉 Dramatic reductions and cuts across the board in other rental, homeownership, and homelessness programs Voters agree - housing is one of our state's most pressing challenges. With so many housing developments ready to break ground and relieve the housing crisis, now is not the time to cut these vital programs. ➡➡ It's not over yet - join our coalition of #affordablehousing and #homelessness advocates to push for the restoration of housing funding in the revised budget! https://lnkd.in/gAVnb4iH

Sigh. The federal budget was a disappointment. It failed to make the investment needed to deal with the housing and homelessness crisis. Don’t get me wrong the investment in the NT was a step in the right direction. But everywhere else the budget fell far short. The HAFF and changes to the NHIF are insufficient to deal with social housing waiting lists hundreds of thousands long. We need courageous investment after decades of neglect. The “increases” to homelessness funding are more a slight of hand rather than any meaningful increase at least in NSW. They barley keep pace with inflation. There was nothing for prevention other than a measly $9.40 a week for those that had maxed out on Commonwealth Rent Assistance. A boost to Jobseeker would have saved thousands from becoming homeless. What next? Where one level of government has failed others need to step up. Governments, like NSW, need to deliver budgets that can give their citizens safe, secure and affordable homes. Hundreds and thousands of us are demanding they be the adults in the room and fix this mess we’re in.

For part three of our homelessness series we explain how local housing costs cause homelessness, why solutions to homelessness should be funded from a land value tax, and the merits of redistributing land values through a universal basic income. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eSY5fgCs

This report is good but needs a buddy report … This report shows how money can be pushed around and generate a financial benefit for the UK. It also shows improvements and benefits to well-being, health, education, crime, employment and homelessness, which are all fantastic. The buddy report needs to find the land or existing buildings that can be converted to create these new homes. It would also work up demographics to show the demand for this form of housing by location. #buildsocialhousing