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.