Affordable Housing

Social Habitat is focused on the provision of housing that is :

• Socially responsive and responsibility;
• Equitable;
• Environmentally sustainable; and
• Part of accountable settlement patterns.

Strategic & Policy Linked Content

• NAHC BtR Discussion paper final  –
• 2021 “Build to Rent” (BtR) Management First, then Innovation, Flexible Design, Placemaking and Increased Capacity
• NOROC Draft Northern Rivers Regional Affordable Housing Strategy September 2012

Housing Option Projects

• 2008 BSC Housing Options
• 2009 Byron Shire Council’s Station Street project
• 2012 Multitask College Street Project
• 2016 Lot 22 Tiny House Ecovillage
  • Version 1
  • Version 2
  • Version 3
• 2019 “Tallow Creek Village” Tender with NAHC for Byron Shire Council’s South Byron STP site

Broader Links

• The North Coast Community Housing Company (NCCHC) is a not-for-profit company managing long-term social housing for people with special needs and residents with low and moderate incomes in the far North Coast region of New South Wales in Australia. The Company is the largest Community Housing provider in this region.
• National Affordable Housing Consortium
• National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC)
• Community Housing industry Association NSW
• Shelter NSW is a nongovernment, nonprofit, social change agency committed to working for a fair and just housing system. We advocate for the housing interests of low-income and disadvantaged people in New South Wales, and provide community education to build the capacity of non-profit organizations to provide housing and housing-related services.
• The Byron Shire Affordable Housing Strategy – http://www.byron.nsw.gov.au/affordable-housing
• Australian Housing and Urban Research Institiute – http://www.ahuri.edu.au/