We have contributed to a joint community legal sector submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Public Housing Renewal Program (PHRP). The submission outlines concerns with how the PHRP is currently formulated, including
- inadequate community consultation to date;
- a 10 per cent increase in public housing stock and limited housing choice is entirely inadequate to meet the growing housing crisis;
- the proposed increase in one-bedroom dwellings risks displacing families;
- inappropriate planning tools and process being used;
- the proposed public private partnership is an unsustainable vehicle for delivering social housing;
- the need for greater public/private housing mix is a false assumption;
- any intended transition from public housing to community housing provider managed social housing after the PHRP risks the diminution of tenancy rights;
- due to the different operational requirements of community housing providers, they are not well-positioned to support higher risk tenancies;
- the process of relocation endangers security of tenure for returning public housing tenants; and
- residents are not being adequately informed about available independent legal advice and advocacy services.
The organisations involved in the submission are:
- Fitzroy Legal Service
- Inner Melbourne Community Legal
- Moonee Valley Legal Service
- Northern Community Legal Centre
- St Kilda Legal Service
- Tenants Union of Victoria
- West Heidelberg Legal Service
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