Housing NSW

Housing NSW is an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice that is responsible for the provision and management of public housing services with the aim to prevent homelessness in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Housing NSW
Agency overview
Formed
  • 11 June 2008[1]
    (as Housing NSW)
  • 20 February 1942[2]
    (as the Housing Commission of New South Wales)
  • April 1912[3]
    (as NSW Housing Board)
Preceding agencies
  • New South Wales Department of Housing (1986–2008)
  • Housing Commission of New South Wales (1942–1985)
  • New South Wales Housing Board (1912 - ????)
TypeGovernment agency
JurisdictionNew South Wales
HeadquartersSydney
Minister responsible
  • Gareth Ward MP, Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services
Parent departmentNew South Wales Department of Communities and Justice
Key document

The agency was established pursuant to the Housing Act 2001 (NSW).

Purpose and function

Housing NSW provides a range of services including public and community housing, housing for people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, support services for people with special needs linked to government and non-government agencies, private rental assistance and subsidies, advice and assistance for home-buyers, the development of affordable housing, community regeneration, and development and regulation of social housing policies.[4]

Initially the role of the Housing Commission was to investigate housing affordability and standards, co-ordinate with associated agencies, publish its findings and general information about housing, take steps to improve housing standards and recommend further legislation.[5]

The commission was responsible for the provision of post-war housing in the 1940s and 1950s, often using cheap fibro materials due to shortages of other materials such as bricks. It was also responsible for slum clearance in the 1960s and the replacement of terraced housing in the Waterloo area with high rise public housing towers. In the 1970s, the now-discredited American Radburn style of public housing was used, especially in the south western suburbs of Sydney.

Prior to the establishment of the Housing Commission, a Housing Board was established in April 1912 under the authority of the NSW Colonial Secretary.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Public Sector Employment and Management (Housing NSW) Order 2008" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  2. "Department of Housing". State Records Authority of New South Wales. Governememt of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
  3. "NSW Housing Board Building (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01564. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. "Housing NSW". Annual Report 2010–11. Sydney: Department of Family and Community Services. 2011. pp. 110–131.
  5. "Housing Commission of New South Wales". State Records Authority of New South Wales. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
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