Housing is a human right and is considered an essential infrastructure in any community. Being able to access affordable and appropriate housing helps people secure and maintain a job, keep families safe, raise happy and healthy children, enjoy a better standard of living, and contribute to their community. If we want to create a sustainable and prosperous community in Greater Bendigo this must be for all our residents, and this includes everyone having access to affordable housing.
Affordable housing is housing (including social housing) that is appropriate for the needs of very low-income households, low-income households, and moderate-income households.
In Greater Bendigo, there is a growing affordable housing problem. The lack of a housing supply pipeline can have an impact on community members being priced out of the housing market. This results in individuals and families living in housing that they cannot afford, waiting and hoping to secure social housing, or becoming homeless.