What else is Kylea doing about Housing Affordability?

Many aspects of housing policy are decided at state and local levels - from renters' rights to residential construction zoning. But the recent stoush about the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) Bill shows that Federal Government can provide more leadership.

North Sydney has among the highest proportion of renters in the country. Kylea has surveyed residents on renters' and landlords' perspectives on the housing crisis, and provided views to Parliament. She has made a formal submission to the current Senate Inquiry into the Worsening Rental Crisis, and spoken in Parliament about older womens' homelessness, and the need to pass the HAFF legislation which would provide Federal Government funding over time to build more social and public housing.

Kylea is also is meeting with state and local officials responsible for housing to understand how the Federal Government can support state and local government organisations in improving tenants' rights and building more affordable housing.

Based on her discussions with experts and the community to date, Kylea is advocating for:

• Using Federal infrastructure funding as a lever to promote the development of more medium-density, diverse and affordable housing around public transport hubs.
• Federal leadership on ways to make renting a home safe and secure.
• Enforceable building and maintenance standards for high quality and energy efficient apartments and rentals.
• Federal Government to look at planning and zoning rules in areas where housing is in most demand, particularly for critical workers.
• Government to consider tax changes that will provide incentives for a sustainable housing environment for renters and home-owners.