Building Community Support for Community Housing

 
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About this Tool Kit

This Tool Kit is based on extensive research about reasons for community resistance to affordable housing, and effective ways of building support for affordable housing.

Research that underpins this tool kit, and all materials and tools in the tool kit, were developed by Judith Stubbs and Associates for the NSW Federation of Housing Associations Inc

 

The Tool Kit provides practical assistance for proponents seeking to build support for affordable housing developments. It is particularly focussed on areas of high housing need, and in working with communities or in contexts where there is more likely to be community resistance.

This Toolkit is designed for anyone interested in growing the supply of affordable housing in NSW, particularly in communities or contexts where there is more likely to be community resistance to such developments.

The Tool Kit contains:

  • Information on the main reasons for and contexts in which community opposition is more likely to be encountered;

  • Evidence on the most effective ways that support can be built for affordable housing developments;

  • A range of Tools to support proponents of affordable housing developments to build support with local communities, local councils and other key stakeholders, including:

    • Needs-based data, tables and maps for understanding relative affordable housing need in your local area;
    • Information sheets on key affordable housing issues that can be used as part of building support with communities;
    • A model presentation on affordable housing needs, issues and your proposal;
    • Risk assessment /site selection tools;

A range of case studies that help to promote affordable housing including tenant profiles, and good practice in design, development, management and overcoming community resistance.   

 

 

RESOURCES

DOWNLOAD: Project Reports
Building Community Acceptance for Community Housing: Summary Report, prepared for the NSW Federation of Community Housing Associations and Urban Growth NSW under the NSW Community Housing Industry Development Strategy.

Building Community Acceptance for Community Housing: Background Report Part 1: Literature Review and Context, prepared for the NSW Federation of Community Housing Associations under the NSW Community Housing Industry Development Strategy.

Building Community Acceptance for Community Housing: Background Report Part 2: Central to Eveleigh Urban Transformation Area, prepared for the NSW Federation of Community Housing Associations under the NSW Community Housing Industry Development Strategy.

Building Community Acceptance for Community Housing: Background Report Part 3: Parramatta Rd Urban Transformation Area, prepared for the NSW Federation of Community Housing Associations under the NSW Community Housing Industry Development Strategy.

Building Community Acceptance for Community Housing Part 4: Case Study Report, prepared for the NSW Federation of Community Housing Associations under the NSW Community Housing Industry Development Strategy.