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The Design Files
Christina Karras
There’s no two ways about it, Australia is in desperate need of more affordable rentals for those locked out of the housing market.
Women’s Property Initiatives is a non-for-profit working to provide these kinds of properties for women and children in need, connecting them with long-term, and affordable housing, which costs no more than 30 per cent of their income — however much that might be.
Thanks to this community housing model, women facing homelessness have found a safe place to call home in some architectural and special properties that they wouldn’t be able to secure alone.