Community Housing Planning Group
The Department of Housing, helps not-for-profit organisations and local governments provide affordable and appropriate community housing options for low and moderate income earners. The department achieves this goal through:
- administering recurrent and capital funding;
- administering the lease of department-owned properties for the provision of crisis, transitional and secure rental housing; and
- delivering information, advice and referral services in tenancy, maintenance and home security for residents in private housing.
The Community Housing Planning Group is a significant formal consultation mechanism between the Department of Housing and the community housing sector. It meets twice each year, in April and October.
In addition, the group provides a forum at which representatives of sector stakeholders can give strategic advice to the department on:
- emerging relevant issues at state and/or regional level;
- service quality and sector viability issues;
- policy development;
- cross-program development, including reviews and evaluations;
- relevant research topics; and
- skills development.
The Community Housing Planning Group provides advice to the Director-General, Department of Housing. Members of the Planning Group report back to the groups they represent.
For more information about how the department’s work with community organisations contributes to whole-of-Government priorities, see the Department of Housing's Strategic Plan.
Last updated 10 December 2007
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