Our investment indisability.
As theNDIS is implementedacross Australia,wehaveadopteda multi-facetedapproachtomeet the housingneedsof those livingwith disability.
The rollout of the NDIS is focusing the community housing sector’s attention on the provision of quality disability housing options for residents with special and often complex requirements.
Designanddelivery
We re-develop existing housing to meet the new quality and design standards that are required under the NDIS. We build new housing stock to the highest possible design standards, with the capacity to adjust to the changing needs of a resident over the course of their life.
As well as increasing the amount of Specialist Disability Accommondation (SDA) in order to meet current and (severely) unmet national demand, our aim is to also utilise innovative design and new technologies to deliver lifetime housing for people living with disabilities. With a 30-year background in providing specialist disability accommodation, we are leveraging this experience to work better and smarter with our current housing stock, as well as re-imagining and re-engineering new SDA projects. After the state government, we are the second-largest disability housing provider in Victoria. We own or provide tenancy and property management services for over 100 shared living homes in Victoria alone, accommodating up to 450 people, some of whom have highly complex disability needs.
Seamless transition
We provide property and tenancy management services for specialist disability properties owned by governments or other agencies. We have been particularly successful in ensuring a seamless transition for long-term, existing residents in shared-living properties, as their funding support transitioned to the NDIS which separates their housing and support service payments. In other words, in some circumstances the best impact is to have no, or little impact on the everyday lives of residents.
Innovativefinance
We actively pursue co-investment opportunities with like-minded investors and service providers to produce innovative housing solutions for people with a disability, which could include residential capacity for live-in support.
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