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.