MA Housing – a division of Mission Australia – has been announced as the community housing provider of Sydney’s innovative social housing initiative, the Camperdown Project.The NSW Minister for Housing, David Borger, made the announcement yesterday at a media conference held to discuss the Development Application for the Camperdown Project with the City of Sydney.
The initiative – based on the successful Common Ground model in New York – provides formerly homeless people with long-term housing and in-house access to support services.
New York’s Common Ground has reduced the city’s chronically homeless by 50% in just five years.
MA Housing will work collaboratively with project partners, Housing NSW and the building’s developer, Grocon Consortium, to provide ongoing tenancy and building management for the project.
MA Housing’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew McAnulty, said breaking the cycle of homelessness has become increasingly difficult in recent years because of the lack of affordable and appropriate long term housing for clients.
"The Camperdown Project will bring together a mix of long-term accommodation for people who have been chronically homeless and affordable rental housing for low-income workers,” Mr McAnulty said.
“From our experiences, we know what works in affordable housing for workers and in short-term housing for homeless people. The Camperdown Project takes a long-term approach to dealing with homelessness, and we’re looking forward to being involved.”
Minister Borger said MA Housing had demonstrated a strong capacity to manage complex tenancies on a long term basis.
“This is particularly important for this new integrated supportive social housing model, designed to help people who are homeless or on low incomes,” Mr Borger said.
"MA Housing will be involved in the development of a support services model with a range of community support providers and Housing NSW, to ensure that future tenants receive the support services they need to sustain their tenancies.”
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