SOMETIMES the challenge of finding a secure and affordable place to live can consume you. It’s not a nice place to be, and unsurprisingly, it generally affects lower-income households.
‘Rental stress’ is a term used to describe households at risk of experiencing difficulty meeting their rental costs, and the ABS defines this as housing that costs more than 30 percent of your household income. As a general guide, two out of five renters in Victoria aged between 18-39 experience this financial strain.
While not a widespread solution to affordable housing, an example of a non-profit cooperating with a commercial builder will put one family in need into affordable housing in regional Victoria.
Home building company Metricon has partnered with non-profit Habitat for Humanity on a special project in Yea, where a home for a family of five is under construction.
Ashley and Leanda’s three children all have Autism Spectrum Disorder and struggle with change.
Moving to a new house 13 times in the past 17 years due to rising rent in the private rental system has been very challenging for the entire family.
They are very much looking forward to settling into the Yea community and enjoying the stability and security that owning their own home will bring.
Established in 1976, Habitat for Humanity International is the world’s number one not-for-profit provider of housing and improved shelter for low-income families, providing families in need with a pathway out of poverty and into home ownership, changing lives forever.
