2. Why do some people oppose affordable housing?
A. Some Don’t understand What it is...
Despite growing understanding of the ‘affordability crisis’ facing many metropolitan and regional areas, many people still don’t understand what affordable housing is, or the growing diversity of people who live in it.
Providing good information about affordable housing can be a good place to start. Reminding people that anyone in their family or community could need affordable housing at some time is also important.
Others equate ‘affordable housing’ with substandard accommodation.
Many have wider concerns about changes in their community, particularly increasing density in inner-city and suburban areas, and ‘affordable housing’ can get caught up in these wider concerns. There are also common myths about the ‘types of people’ who live in affordable housing, or that including affordable housing in a development or area will ‘lower property values’.
Showcasing good examples in design, development and management can help to overcome such concerns. The case studies featured here, and in more detail in project reports, are the outcome of successful partnerships between community housing providers and local government, State Government and/or private developers.
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