Macedon Ranges Shire Council adopts interim affordable housing policy

Abstract

“The draft interim policy has been developed as a time-sensitive priority of council. Inputs have included environment review of local government approaches and engagement with relevant local peak bodies.”

The policy received eight written submissions and had one participant in an online forum, with a major response to the policy identifying the need for council to advocate for people living with disabilities because they were disproportionally affected.

Changes to the policy were made to ensure people with disabilities were included, such as to ‘understand that choice and control principles should be reflected in decisions related to housing needs of people with disability’ and to ‘understand the value of community, and the importance of an individual being able to stay close to his/her/their support networks’.