Tonight on abc730: 'They can take me out in a bag': Public housing residents angry and uncertain about having to move for redevelopment. emlybkr
abc.net.au/news/public-housing-residents-angry-and-uncertain-over-redevelopment/102125572He's made the one-bedroom apartment his own. Since moving in almost three years ago, he's scrubbed away mould, cleaned up the balcony, painted the walls and achieved his dream of a minimalist, inviting space he can share with friends and family.
More than 51,000 households are waiting for a home in NSW. At Waterloo South — the first portion of the estate that will be redeveloped — only 100 additional social housing units will be built under the Communities Plus strategy."It's not big numbers by any stretch of the imagination, and certainly not anywhere what we would suggest is deserving and possible on a site like that," said Shelter NSW chief executive John Engler.
In response to questions from 7.30, the Land and Housing Corporation said only 2,773 new social housing properties of a planned 23,000 had been built since 2016.Olivia Bright has called Waterloo Estate home for more than 30 years. On the walls of her apartment, she and her friends smile in glamorous photos from decades past alongside shots of old Hollywood stars like Marilyn Monroe and Elvis.
Current residents have been promised that those who wish to return after the redevelopment will be able to do so. Professor Phibbs, a nationally-recognised housing expert, said NSW was trailing the pack when it came to building new social housing."All really we've got to do is invest … but in recent years, we just seem to have lost our appetite for that in NSW."
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