Annual Report 2011

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W

e move people from surviving back to thriving There are two main factors that contribute to housing stress: market place stress and affordability. In many parts of WA there is a huge demand for housing and a very limited supply of properties available. This drives up the cost of rent and the ability for landlords to be more selective in the families they will choose. Landlords, understandably, are looking for good tenants – tenants who will pay their bills on time and care for and maintain the property in which they live.

Housing stress

GDA Design proof 1

With continued increases in utility

negative slide to being deemed

to find or maintain housing. In

coming to us as well, as they find

individuals and families into safe,

individuals, educating them about

Through our Family Housing

prices, transport and food costs,

as undesirable tenants, thus

many situations people come to

it difficult to keep up with the

affordable homes, with the skills

finances, safe family relationships

Service, we have been able to

those individuals and families

increasing their difficulties in

us from refuges, drug and alcohol

ever-increasing costs of living.

they need to maintain them on

and housing responsibilities and

help people pull themselves out

already struggling to keep on

gaining tenancy and housing.

services, counselling services,

Anglicare WA’s Family Housing

their own.

enabling them to gain control

of the cycle of destruction in

top of bills are finding it more

Anglicare WA strives to address

residential care, or come to us

Service takes on the landlord

We are not simply about finding

over their own situation and make

which they have fallen and make

and more difficult to stay out of

the needs of those individuals

as Jessica did – homeless on the

role, carrying the risks and

a roof for those who come to

decisions about improving their

positive changes towards a new

debt. Falling behind in payments

and families who, for a variety of

street. This year has seen a rise

responsibilities associated with

us. Our work goes far beyond

future. We work to move people

and brighter future.

can be enough to begin the

reasons, are finding it impossible

in the number of working families

this, and works to get these

that. We work closely with the

from surviving to thriving.


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