Housing Authority WA

The Housing Authority, now part of the Department of Communities, is working to build better communities and enable all Western Australians to have a place to call home. Through our affordable housing strategy, the Housing Authority is firmly focused on helping Western Australians progress towards home ownership. We provide public housing for those in need, when in need; affordable land and housing opportunities for those on low-moderate incomes; assists with housing finance through KeyStart; provides rental assistance; and provides government employees in regional areas with quality homes so that they can deliver the necessary services to their communities. Through smart partnerships across the government, private sector and not-for-profit organisations, 20,000 new housing opportunities have been provided for nearly 50,000 people all along the housing continuum, throughout Western Australia. We are now working toward a new minimum target of 30,000 homes by 2020. That’s another 10,000 affordable homes in the next few years.