Rents in the Illawarra are at an all time high, and the 2024 federal budget provides some assistance for households.

Housing Trust CEO Michele Adair said the housing initiatives in the budget were re-announcements of existing commitments.

Commonwealth tender requirement for certification excludes smaller and regional builders from work under the $10b HAFF funding program.

Industry and advocates have welcomed changes pushed through by the state government to increase density around train stations, including at Corrimal, but the head of an Illawarra affordable housing provider has said the changes are a “lost opportunity”.

A record 53 Housing Trust tenants aged five to 50-plus were awarded the annual Tylah West Education Scholarship this week (15 April), marking a significant increase from the first three scholarships in 2016 and more than doubling last year’s number.
The Traders in Purple development is unusual in that it sections off 25 per cent of homes for locals, first-home buyers, essential workers and affordable housing.

The Housing Trust will be overseeing at least 150 homes in Kiama’s proposed 1000-house development Springside Hill.

The Traders in Purple development is unusual in that it sections off 25 per cent of homes for locals, first-home buyers, essential workers and affordable housing.

Data from Ray White reveals the Illawarra is among the top housing sale price growth regions in the past 12 months, increasing by almost 77 thousand dollars. Michele Adair spoke to WIN News on the impact this has on key workers in the region.

A planning proposal to rezone land in west Kiama could lead to more than 1000 homes – a quarter of which will be set aside for key workers and those on lower incomes.

Wollongong’s sold-out Northsea development has been heralded as a game-changer for housing in NSW, bringing together private ownership, social housing and affordable rentals together in the one building.

But it is a model that has worked successfully overseas for decades, Michele Adair says – just one that Australia has been slow to embrace despite a housing crisis.