Recommendation
75. Improve Aboriginal housing outcomes and enable options for housing infrastructure by:
- ensuring Aboriginal social and affordable housing activities and targets correspond with Target 9 of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap to increase the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in appropriately sized (not overcrowded) housing to 88% by 2031
- delivering sustained investments in Aboriginal housing and capacity building of Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations to embed housing services into strategic organisational plans, attract and retain skilled staff, and deliver meaningful associated training opportunities, in accordance with Recommendation 6 in the Aboriginal cultural heritage, wellbeing and enterprise chapter
- developing a clear, targeted social impact strategy to demonstrate housing need, to seek required funding from the Australian Government, as well as attract diverse financial participation from the private sector where possible.
WA Government response
The WA Government responded to Foundation for a stronger tomorrow in February 2023. Recommendation 75 is fully supported. For further information please refer to the response document.