Having housing as a National Cabinet subcommittee is a welcome first step to solving Australia’s housing crisis and stimulating the economy post Covid-19

affordable housing

21 May 2020

New, expanded report shows rental stress pre-COVID – need for housing reform

The Report measures housing affordability for renters by establishing the amount of additional income a typical renting household needs to avoid housing stress on various types of dwellings in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.

Emergency Accommodation

14 May 2020

Compass Housing Services Supports People Experiencing Homelessness during COVID-19

Hunter Homeless Connect is distributing a 108 page printed directory this week which contains details of local support services with specific Covid-19 updates.

disability housing

1 May 2020

New report shows growth in SDA housing

Close to 3,000 SDA places have been built or are in the pipeline. But it estimates 9,000 places are still needed to meet demand and many people with a disability currently living in poor quality homes.

disability housing

30 March 2020

Specialist disability housing is one way to get young people out of aged care

New National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) data shows there are more than 5,400 people under 65 living in residential aged care.

broken hill

25 March 2020

Compass Housing welcomes grant for community hub in Weston

Compass Housing Services has welcomed a $30,000 grant through the NSW Government's 2019 Community Building Partnership Program to help in the planning and building of a community hub in Weston.

A boy in Vanuatu harvesting crops to sell at the markets

25 February 2020

Compass Housing lodges submission to DFAT International Development Review 2020

Leading Tier 1 Australian community housing provider, Compass Housing, has lodged a submission DFAT International Development Review 2020.

charity

29 January 2020

Michelle Faithfull named as Newcastle’s 2020 Citizen of the Year

Compass Housing’s Events and Community Relations Manager, Michelle Faithfull, has been recognised for her personal passion for community fundraising.

affordable housing

24 December 2019

Survey Shows Tenants Satisfied with Compass Housing

Overall tenant satisfaction is at 92%, with satisfaction levels of 93% in NSW and 84% in Queensland.

SDG

16 October 2019

Compass Aligning Strategic Planning with Agenda 2030

Compass' engagement with the SDGs has promoted a full review of that framework and an audit of Compass' contribution to SDG achievement. That process began with an internal review of the final year of the current 2017-2020 Strategic Plan.

community housing

10 October 2019

Joint release NSW Government & community housing sector celebrate management transfer of 14,000 Tenancies

The NSW Government and 10 community housing providers today celebrated the successful management transition of some 14,000 tenancies over the past 12 months, including the delivery of private rental assistance, to the community housing sector.

emergency support

14 August 2019

Compass supports Hunter Homeless Connect Day

A record 1300 people guests attended the region’s annual Hunter Homeless Connect Day (HHCD) at the Newcastle Showground Exhibition Centre.

disability housing

4 July 2019

Compass Housing to deliver investLogan’s Marsden housing project

Compass Housing has been appointed to operate and manage the housing project, alongside BlueCHP who will conduct the design, construction and certification.

Sustainability

27 June 2019

Compass Housing gets gold for sustainability

Compass has been awarded Gold Partner Status and one of its staff members named the 2019 Sustainability Champion in the NSW Government’s Sustainability Advantage Recognition Scheme.

community housing

3 June 2019

New provider for 1000 local social housing tenants from today

Compass Housing Services (Compass) today takes over the management of more than 1,000 social housing properties in the Hunter promising improved services and support for tenants.

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