Shelter WA

21/10/2026

🔸Join Us for Shelter WA's AGM & Sector Showcase 🔸

Shelter WA invites members, partners, service providers and sector stakeholders to join us for our 2026 AGM and Sector Showcase.

This year's event brings together our formal AGM with an opportunity to connect, learn and contribute to the conversations shaping housing and homelessness outcomes across Western Australia. Alongside AGM proceedings, attendees will hear updates on some of Shelter WA's key initiatives, including Community Housing Futures WA, update on the Residential Tenancy Act Reform Consultation, and our emerging strategic priorities for 2027.

The event will feature interactive project displays, opportunities to network with colleagues from across the sector, and a policy engagement workshop where participants can help inform Shelter WA's future policy positions and advocacy agenda.

Whether you are a long-standing member, a sector partner, or interested in learning more about Shelter WA's work, we welcome you to join us as we reflect on what we've achieved together and explore the opportunities ahead.

Registration is essential. Please RSVP by following the link in our bio, or as posted in the comments below.

We look forward to welcoming you for a morning of meaningful conversations, new connections and shared commitment to improving housing outcomes for Western Australians.

Together, we can continue strengthening the housing and homelessness sector and advocating for a Western Australia where everyone has a safe, secure and affordable home.

20/10/2026

In The West Australian yesterday, in response to the release of Everybody's Home Campaign survey report 'No Room To Move: The financial, physical and emotional toll of Australia’s housing crisis', Kim Macdonald reports that 'WA housing crisis: New survey shows one in five West Australians fear becoming homeless.'

This is not new news to renters across the state, but the information has been captured in the recent survey conducted by Everybody's Home Campaign.

"About one third of West Australians will expect mental health problems if housing costs continue to increase, according to a new survey by a housing advocacy group.

The survey by an 1150 people by the Everybody’s Home group, including more than 100 West Australians, found 22 per cent of locals fear being unable to pay the rent, if rents keep rising over the next year.

Painting a grim scenario for renters and home-owners alike, about a third - 34 per cent - of WA survey respondents shows fear for their mental health if costs keep rising over the next year."

"The survey shows the cost of living crisis is so dire that 67 per cent of WA people surveyed will have to tighten their belt, even if costs rise by only $20 a week.

The local results of the national survey show the same proportion fear being unable to retire amid current housing costs.

The biggest sacrifices being made to cope with housing costs are the reduction of energy use (45 per cent) and avoiding the doctor (43 per cent.)

Everybody’s Home spokesperson Maiy Azize said housing stress was rife."

To read the report or access this article published in The West Australian if you have a subscription, go to the links in our bio, or comments below this post.

Shelter WA continues to push for better conditions for renters across the state in the work we do as a key member of the Make Renting Fair alliance.

19/10/2026

Today, the team at Everybody's Home Campaign released their new report 'No Room to Move: The financial, physical and emotional toll of Australia’s housing crisis.'

The data shows "Australia’s housing crisis is about more than rising rents and house prices. It’s reshaping people’s lives, forcing households to sacrifice essentials, live in poor conditions and put their futures on hold.

Drawing on a survey of 1,150 people across Australia, No Room to Move reveals the financial, physical and emotional toll of housing stress, particularly for renters and people on lower incomes.

The report highlights the urgent need for governments to act, outlining three key reforms: fair limits on rent increases, minimum standards for rental homes, and more public and community housing to ensure everyone has a safe, secure and affordable home."

View the link in our bio for a copy of the report, or check the link below.

16/10/2026

Have you registered to attend the Walk for Reconciliation yet?

The Walk for Reconciliation is an annual community event that brings thousands of people together to celebrate the living culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, reflect on the journey of reconciliation, and commit to walking forward together. It is a moment of connection, truth-telling and shared responsibility - this year, under the theme ALL IN.

There are many ways to walk in reconciliation. Visit the Reconciliation WA website at https://www.recwa.org.au/ to learn more about their important work, find resources and discover how your organisation can develop a Reconciliation Action Plan.

Learn more about the Walk for Reconciliation and register to attend the Perth or Bunbury walks happening in October at https://www.recwa.org.au/national-reconciliation-week/walk-for-reconciliation/

Please feel free to share this across your network and encourage others to participate

15/10/2026

It’s always good to be able to share some good news with our community.

This just in from WACOSS!

More than $1.5 million has now reached frontline food relief organisations across WA through the Food Relief and Access Support Grants program, helping keep food on tables, support rising demand, and ease cost‑of‑living pressures in communities across our State.

A huge thank you to the WA Government for recognising the urgency and investing in practical, targeted support. These grants are already making a real difference for local organisations, many of whom are volunteer‑run and facing unprecedented demand.

With just under $500,000 remaining, eligible organisations are encouraged to apply soon.

Read more - link in comments

15/10/2026

As we shared with you earlier this week, it's currently Anti-Poverty Week; a national initiative that brings people together to raise awareness and take action to end poverty and hardship in Australia.

No Place For Poverty is bringing the WA campaign together around a simple idea: we all have a part to play in ending poverty. How have you got involved this week?

There are a range of different resources, ideas and initiatives all laid out on the No Place For Poverty website at https://noplaceforpoverty.org.au/.

There you'll find a range of statistics and information about the impacts of poverty and how you and your organisation can get involved.

Learn more about how to get involved at https://noplaceforpoverty.org.au/

14/10/2026

🔸Join Us for Shelter WA's AGM & Sector Showcase 🔸

Shelter WA invites members, partners, service providers and sector stakeholders to join us for our 2026 AGM and Sector Showcase.

This year's event brings together our formal AGM with an opportunity to connect, learn and contribute to the conversations shaping housing and homelessness outcomes across Western Australia.

Alongside AGM proceedings, attendees will hear updates on some of Shelter WA's key initiatives, including Community Housing Futures WA, update on the Residential Tenancy Act Reform Consultation, and our emerging strategic priorities for 2027.

The event will feature interactive project displays, opportunities to network with colleagues from across the sector, and a policy engagement workshop where participants can help inform Shelter WA's future policy positions and advocacy agenda.

Whether you are a long-standing member, a sector partner, or interested in learning more about Shelter WA's work, we welcome you to join us as we reflect on what we've achieved together and explore the opportunities ahead.

Registration is essential. Please RSVP via the link in our bio.

We look forward to welcoming you for a morning of meaningful conversations, new connections and shared commitment to improving housing outcomes for Western Australians.

Please share this invite with others in your network who work in the homelessness and community housing sector.

14/10/2026

In The West Australian earlier this week there was some great news shared!

"Energy efficient upgrades coming to more than 4000 more WA social homes as scheme expanded"

We welcome this news after consistently including the following ask in our Pre-Budget Submissions 'Expand social housing retrofits for cost of living relief.'

You can read the key pieces of the article as posted by The West Australian and if you have a subscription, access the link to read the article in our bio.

14/10/2026

As published in WA Today last week "‘Unsustainable’: Why Perth’s falling house prices won’t fix the city’s rental crisis."

Shelter WA CEO Kath Snell was quoted in this article on the WA Today online platform last week, talking about rents and their impact on people across the state.

"Shelter WA chief executive Kath Snell said the median price for a rental home in WA was unsustainable for many renters.

“So many renters across WA are treading water. They are struggling to afford their rent and find the funds to pay for rent increases,” Snell said.

“Every time rents rise, renters are having to make impossible decisions about their basic needs; whether to go without food, doctor appointments or other essentials just to keep the roof over their heads.

“Spending $750 a week on rent is expensive and unsustainable for many Western Australian renters. That would consume half the take-home pay of a person earning $100,000.”

Snell said that WA is in the thick of a housing and homelessness emergency, which had hit renters hard.

“Families are extremely worried they could be forced to live in a tent or car because they have no other option,” she said.

“Just a few years ago, Perth was considered one of the most affordable capital cities in the country, and now it is one of the least affordable for renters.”

She says an easy way to fix this problem was to implement a rent cap across WA.

“Rents are rising at alarming rates and the only way renters will be able to keep up is by introducing the practical and fair measure of a rent cap,” she said.

“This will provide the relief that renters desperately need.”

Read the full report via the link in our bio.

13/10/2026

Last week, our CEO Kath Snell joined a strong contingent from WA at the Australian Homelessness Conference hosted by Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - AHURI.

Kath appreciated the opportunity to connect with a number of our members, Board members and colleagues from across the sector.

If you were at the conference what's your biggest take away?