Metro Newsletter: Summer 2024

Mansfield Park launch: $14M social and affordable housing development

Believe Housing Australia —Haven Program

We are constructing a high quality development at Mansfield Park worth $14M that will result in another 37 new social and affordable homes becoming available to those in need. It will include 10 three-bedroom and 21 two- bedroom homes, as well as 6 two-bedroom Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) homes built to Improved Liveability standards. Homes will include off-street parking and private internal courtyards. The site will offer lovely shared open spaces with walking loops and community gardens. The estimated move-in date is March 2024. To be eligible, your annual household income will

— sole parent + 1 child ($67,600 minimum to $75,330 maximum). — sole parent + 2 children ($67,600 minimum to $84,192 maximum). — couple + 1 child ($67,600 minimum to $84,192 maximum). — couple + 2 children ($67,600 minimum to $93,055 maximum). Singles are ineligible for this development due to the market rent amount and state government mandated income thresholds. For further information, please call 1800 688 000 or email affordablerentals@believehousing.org.au

Four northern suburbs properties are now providing women and children experiencing domestic violence a safe and secure home, thanks to the $2.1M Haven Program. This is a joint initiative between Believe Housing Australia and AnglicareSA, and the Australian Government which provided more than $1.9M through its Safe Places Emergency Accommodation (Safe Places) program. Safe Places funds the renovation, building and purchase of new crisis or emergency accommodation to support women and children experiencing family and domestic violence. Through the Haven Program, four existing properties were purchased and refurbished to make them fit for purpose —including appropriate security provisions— and all four have now been tenanted.

Believe Housing Australia partnered with AnglicareSA’s Homelessness Service, which will provide case management and support services, while tenancy and property management will be delivered by Believe Housing Australia. Believe Housing Australia’s Executive General Manager, Stacey Northover, said it had been a privilege to collaborate with the Commonwealth in providing housing for families experiencing violence. “This effort doesn’t merely offer sanctuary,” she said. “It extends a vital lifeline fostering the restoration of hope, dignity, and the opportunity to mend shattered lives. “Within the safety of a secure home past wounds can mend, paving the way for a more secure and promising future.”

need to fit within the limits outlined: — two adults ($67,600 minimum to $75,330 maximum).

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