Affordable Housing

273 Ms COOK (Hurtle Vale) (13 October 2020). Regarding the loss of public housing dwellings in the SA Neighbourhood Renewal Program Seaton project, what modelling was done to identify specific gaps in the market that needed to be filled?

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government): The Minister for Human Services has provided the following advice:

Modelling to map social and affordable housing typology gaps has been informed by:

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute's Audit of South Australia's current housing assets and mapping of future demand (available at https://www.housing.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/97482/AHURI-Report.pdf.)

Internal analysis of surrounding vicinity to highlight gaps

Consultation with SA Housing Authority regional offices

Consultation with the housing and homelessness sector and industry supported by a task force of key stakeholders.

The adjoining development of the previous Football Park land, now known as WEST, has provided evidence of market demand for apartments, town housing and smaller dwellings.

SA Housing Authority has been actively developing market allotments in the western suburbs in recent years as part of its Better Neighbourhood Program and has developed market knowledge through these activities.