Triple A Housing Plan 2020 2030 - Summary
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Triple A Housing Plan 2020 - 2030
Summary
For the full version of the Mornington Peninsula Triple A Housing Plan, 2018 – 2030
View online at mornpen.vic.gov.au
Visit a Shire service centre 6
Call 1300 850 600 (TIS first call 133 677. NRS first connect to relayservice.com.au)
The system and the Peninsula’s housing issues
How does the housing assistance system work?
Issues
Rising unaffordability for
buyers and renters.
Very low and low income
groups are in housing stress.
A range of people are at risk.
Waiting list for housing in
Bayside/Peninsula (Frankston
office) – 2,150 (981 priority)
VHR Dec 2019.
Rising homelessness - ABS
estimate 298 persons from
2016 census (9% up on
2011).
Approximately 2,400 requests
for assistance/year (2018/19)
to key Homelessness service.
People are forced out of the
peninsula to find housing. www.aihw.gov.au/reports/housing-assistance/housing-assistance-in-australia-2017/contents/housing-assistance-why-do-we-need-it-and-what-supports-exist accessed at 18 Dec 2017
Housing is mostly unsuitable
for people with restricted The Mornington Peninsula Shire Council believes that the primary responsibility for the provision of social
mobility. and affordable housing, matched with funding capability, lies with Federal and State Governments.
Older housing often has high However, Council also acknowledges that it has an important, although limited, role to play and will actively
heating/cooling costs. work to advocate for and facilitate sustainable housing options for our community that are affordable,
appropriate and available.
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What is social and affordable housing?
Government roles in the housing system
Gaps in the housing system
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People who are at risk
Victims of family violence Older people Low income, single persons Renters
• In 2015/16 there were 1,311 • In 2013, the peninsula had the most • Low income single persons, including • Holiday home and tourist markets
recorded family violence incidents. older, low income renters across older persons, comprise about 80% lead to a generally smaller rental
• Rapid access to new housing is Greater Melbourne. The population of local demand for social housing market than Greater Melbourne.
important for those escaping violent profile is expected to continue to age. and this demand is expected to • In 2019 (Q2) there was no affordable
situations. • As people age, their housing may continue over the next 10 years. housing for an average Aust. rental
become unsuitable (e.g. Mobility • In Sept 2019, there were 35,081 household.
restricted by steps or lack of public Pensioner Concession Cards, 1,867 • Trend for closure of caravan parks.
transport) Low Income Cards & 3,417 Newstart. • Sept 2019, Rent Assistance - 7,949
Potential home buyers People with disabilities Young people Young families
• Housing prices have been rising • Estimate that 50 new housing places • In 2016/2017, 441 requests for • 2016 survey of young families with
faster than in Greater Melbourne. qualify for NDIS housing payments. assistance from people under the enhanced maternal and child health
• In 2017, a median house price was • Others may miss out on NDIS age of 24 years at Salvocare services showed 11% homeless.
not affordable for a median family housing payments and not find Eastern’s Rosebud office. • For a single part-time worker parent
household in any Peninsula suitable housing for rent. • Anecdotally, an increasing on benefits with an indicative gross
township. • There is an under-supply of housing presentation of young people with annual income of $40,000 rental
suitable for people with mobility complex needs. accommodation would be severely
restrictions. unaffordable.
One/two person households People with health issues People who are homeless Aboriginal and Torres Strait
• There is a mismatch between • Sickness may cause a drop in • People who are homeless (ABS Islanders
dwelling size and household size on income that makes existing housing estimate 298 in 2016) may live with • Higher proportion of the population
the peninsula shown by small unaffordable. no/insecure tenure, overcrowding,an than for Greater Melbourne.
households (2 or less persons) • People with health issues, inadequate dwelling or rough sleep. • Just as likely to be buying a home.
outnumbering small dwellings (2 or particularly untreated mental health • The ABS 2016 census counted 48
less bedrooms) by about two thirds • About twice as likely to be in private
issues, may find it difficult to access households living in improvised rental.
compared to one half in Greater or maintain housing. homes, tents or sleeping out.
Melbourne. • Health and life may be at risk.
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Triple A Housing outcomes and objectives
Council Plan Triple A Housing Outcomes Triple A Housing Objectives
Our Place Social housing supply Advocate for housing system funding and reform
Community outcome The supply of social housing is increased 1. Supported by evidence, advocate for equitable reforms and resourcing of the
public housing, welfare, financial, taxation, residential tenancy, foreign
to satisfy the needs of local persons on
Protection and enhancement of investment, government surplus land, land use planning and building systems
the Victorian Housing Register waiting list
the unique natural and built or, is at least, equivalent to the State to bring affordable, appropriate and available housing to the nation, Victoria
characteristics of the average. and the Mornington Peninsula.
Mornington Peninsula.
Facilitate housing research, information sharing and networking
Planning
Inclusive, functional and
Facilitate research, information sharing and engage with key stakeholders for
accessible places. An appropriate supply of well-designed, effective coordination and improvements in the housing system and related
housing to meet the diverse needs of the services.
Strong resilience and adaption growing local community, including the
to climate change. need for affordable housing, whilst Plan for affordable housing through the Planning Scheme
protecting the green wedge and the
Strategies special role and character of the 2. Use the land use planning system to plan for at least a 15 year supply of
Mornington Peninsula. housing, including land for affordable housing, and negotiate developer
Advocate for and facilitate contributions when the planning scheme is amended or there are significant
sustainable housing options for Location of new social housing applications to increase residential density.
our community.
New social housing is generally located in Increase housing diversity and the supply of appropriate housing
Advocate for social welfare and Rosebud, Mornington and Hastings or 3. Increase the diversity of social and affordable housing types with appropriate
social justice issues and within walkable distance of public supply and good design to respond to the needs of the community, including:
initiatives. transport but not rejected in other
Public housing and community housing including cooperative housing.
locations.
Smaller housing for private rental.
Major initiatives Energy efficient design.
Universal design and energy efficiency
Prepare the Housing and Shared housing (e.g. to prevent under-utilisation of dwellings).
Settlement Strategy and Old housing is altered and new housing is Rooming houses including private ensuites and limited kitchen facilities.
establish associated planning built according to energy efficient Adaptable housing that complies with Universal Design principles.
scheme amendments. principles and universal design principles Co-housing, rent to buy, build to rent, shared equity and other models.
to at least a Livable Housing Gold level A range of purpose built supported accommodation types (e.g. for people
Implement the Triple A Housing standard. with disabilities, hospital step-up and step-down accommodation,
Committee strategic actions accommodation with available support services e.g. personal/nursing care)
and outcomes. Housing of last resort (i.e. youth and adult crisis accommodation, refuges).
Triple
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Council Plan Triple A Housing Outcomes Triple A Housing Objectives
Our Wellbeing Council role Incentivise social and affordable housing
Council responsibly carries out its 4. Incentivise additional social and affordable housing with flexibility for diverse,
Community outcome regulatory functions, advocates to and timely initiatives responding to new opportunities, particularly ones that benefit
A healthy, happy, inclusive and works with others for a better housing people on very low incomes or increase the range of affordable housing types
active community. system including integrated support for (e.g. an equity land trust). Incentives should preferably perpetually secure
people in housing stress, keeps and contributions for the benefit of the Mornington Peninsula. They may include:
optimises use of its own social housing Discounted lease or sale of Council property at least once every three
Strategies properties and seeks to incentivise years.
Implement community planning, additional social and affordable housing. Entering into partnerships etc. with housing providers to:
advocacy and support services o Obtain State funding for renewal of Council owned housing; or,
that build an accessible, Homelessness services o Acquire surplus public land, or other land, for housing projects.
inclusive and engaged Other financial housing assistance mechanisms (e.g. rate rebates, grants,
People without homes are treated with
community. subsidies) for funding through Council’s normal budgeting process.
respect and have access to shelter, food
and basic utilities in a context that In-kind support of projects.
In partnership with community prioritises health and safety, pathways Facilitation of approval processes.
stakeholders, improve into accommodation and community
community services across the inclusion. Encourage community-led social and affordable housing projects
peninsula.
Integrated housing assistance 5. Encourage community-led social and affordable housing initiatives including
shared housing and developer contributions.
Major initiatives All housing assistance services,
Implement the Municipal Public governments, registered housing Inclusion of people who are homeless
Health and Wellbeing Plan. providers and community organisations
will work in a collaborative manner to 6. Encourage the voice of, tackle stigma and otherwise support and seek
both prevent homelessness and provide community inclusion of people who are homeless, including at risk:
Implement the Positive Ageing
homelessness support services. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders with limited incomes.
Strategy.
Young people, particularly those living out of home on a youth allowance.
Active community Ageing people, particularly those with unsuitable or unaffordable housing.
Support and implement People with a disability, including people living with ageing carers.
strategies and outcomes in the Homelessness is destigmatised and People with complex needs e.g. mental health/substance abuse issues
Disability Action Plan. people who are homeless or in housing
Victims of family violence.
stress are readily accepted, included and
People with limited incomes who are in financial stress. (e.g. unemployed)
assisted by the community.
People living with insecure tenure (e.g. vulnerable to loss of a private
rental, or site in a residential village or caravan park)
General housing project targets
Developing more affordable housing, preferably social
Releasing of surplus government land (Federal or State
housing, on Council owned land including on new land
government or agency owned) for social and affordable
releases and on existing housing sites (e.g. property leased
housing.
to Fusion at Mount Martha)
Increasing diversity in the range of social and affordable
Renewing existing social housing properties with an
housing types (e.g. addressing gaps in available housing
increased amount of social housing and without disposal of
types for people with disabilities, with limited assets, in
land.
crisis or in need of “last resort” housing).
Increasing philanthropic contributions, including developer To increase the supply of social and affordable housing by:
contributions, to social housing projects via diverse channels. - Having at least 800 new social housing dwellings by 2030.
These may include donations of land, dwellings or money - Having a stock of social housing that is at least equivalent
through once off contributions or ongoing contributions (e.g. to the State average.
offering rentals at affordable rates, Cert. of Title restrictions - Working with other Councils in the region to establish
requiring monetary contributions whenever land is sold). agreed targets for social and affordable housing.
Increasing support and access to services for people who
A continual flow of at least: are homeless or at risk of homelessness including shelter,
- one social housing project/year; and, outreach services, material aid networks and service
- one other type of affordable housing project/year. engagement hubs at Hastings, Rosebud and Mornington all
within the context of a housing first approach.
9Housing targets for people at risk
Victims of family violence Older people Low income, single persons Renters
• Implement the recommendations of • Promote home modification for • A better welfare safety net. • Build to rent projects.
the Royal Commission into Family ageing in place. • Rooming house social housing • For renters with some assets,
Violence. • For renters with some assets, projects in Mornington and Hastings. advocate for a new Equity Land Trust
advocate for a new Equity Land Trust • Other rooming house projects. or other shared equity scheme to
to offer sale of long term leases. • More social housing of one or two offer sale of long term leases.
• Promote homesharing. bedrooms. • Shared housing.
• More shared housing and other small
housing.
Potential home buyers People with disabilities Young people Families with young children
• Plan for a 15 year supply of land • Advocate for developers to build • Crisis accommodation for young • New social housing distributed
within the Urban Growth Boundary for above Building Regulation standards people, including those with children, between Hastings and Rosebud.
housing. for Universal Design. near youth service hubs with priority • Feasibility case for new transitional
• For any large release of surplus State • New Specialist Disability to Frankston and Rosebud. housing support for young parents at
government land, advocate for part Accommodation (SDA) NDIS beds • Advocate for more small housing (eg Council property used by Fusion at
allocation to first home buyers. (estimate 50 beds). backyard dwellings, Kids under Mount Martha.
• Expansion of shared equity and rent • Projects for group homes for people Cover).
to buy programs. with intellectual disabilities that do not
• Co-housing projects. qualify for NDIS SDA.
One/two person households People with health issues People who are homeless Aboriginal and Torres Strait
• Seek a matching proportion of small • More support services to assist • Integrated service events in Rosebud, Islanders
dwellings (2 or less bedrooms) with people with complex issues to Hastings and Mornington. • Advocate for additional Aboriginal
Greater Melbourne, with a focus on maintain their housing. • Foreshore season from 6 to 8 months Housing Victoria projects in
first achieving this in Mornington, • More outreach services to rooming • Major towns equipped with shelter, proportion to Mornington Peninsula's
Hastings and Rosebud and then house residents and other people showers, storage lockers, power etc. share of need.
lower order activity centres. who may not be able to reasonably • Better access to services and local
• Advocate for more shared housing access health support services. accommodation in extreme weather.
and small housing including units, • Step down mental health unit from • Better homelessness support in
apartments and backyard dwellings. Frankston Hospital. hospitals, particularly at discharge.
10Resourcing and implementation
As of 2018, Council has a social housing property portfolio worth approximately Seeks non-profit partners, such as registered housing providers and
$3.32 million plus an ability to nominate Mornington Peninsula residents to 159 associations, for the funding of the construction and management of
public housing homes for an annual contribution equivalent to half of the social housing on Council land.
general rate and garden maintenance. This should be kept. Supports a diverse approach to the funding of social housing initiatives
It also supports foreshore camping, the Shire’s three community support and that is fitting for the circumstances of the time, that may encompass:
information centres and the operation of the Shire’s Triple A Housing o Cost recovery, where feasible, (e.g. a partner may have funds to
Committee and the Peninsula Housing Network. This should continue. acquire but cannot access land without Council’s assistance.)
o Discounted, including peppercorn, leases (e.g. Fusion’s youth
From a financial perspective, this Housing Plan has an approach that: accommodation at Mount Martha).
Recognises that many aspects of the Plan can be implemented within o Discounted disposal of land of up to 25% of market value having
the constraints of the normal operating budget of Council. However regard to the percentage of social housing yield for the site.
direct investment in increasing the amount of social or affordable o Joint ownership.
housing, better equipping towns for rough sleeping including extending o Grants.
the foreshore camping season and joining peak bodies would incur
additional costs that would be subject to bids through normal Council Has Council resourcing a delivery of land for social or affordable
budgeting processes. housing projects, at least once every three years, such as through:
Concentrates on advocating for Federal, State, not-for-profit and o Facilitating new social housing on Council-owned properties.
private sector solutions and funding for the provision of, at scale, o For any suitable surplus land that is subject to disposal for a large
affordable housing and other social housing. town centre development, imposing a condition for a component
Negotiates developer contributions to social and affordable housing for of permanent social housing.
all planning scheme amendments and significant planning permit o Acquiring private land or surplus public land from the State and its
proposals that would increase residential density. agencies and making it available for social or affordable housing.
Targets the attraction of private capital impact investment, social
It is anticipated that there will be scope for the delivery of land to meet the
impact investment, social impact bonds, philanthropic grants or other
target without budgeted land acquisition costs, in each three-year cycle until
innovative funding streams for bespoke solutions for particular housing
2030. Social housing should be prioritised over affordable housing.
needs.
Seeks to secure any direct Council investment in social and affordable If the preferred option, the delivery of land at least once every three years,
housing for perpetuity and so that the benefit cannot be transferred out fails to occur, then a bid should be made through normal budget processes to
of the municipality over time (e.g. leasing or joint ownership is at least enable a single grant (equivalent to 25% of the median house price –
preferred over disposal). in 2019 this would have equated to $180,250) to incentivise the provision of
Supports Council funding of housing initiatives so that there are either social housing by others.
short term gains or long-term involvement of third parties so that Targeted assistance should have regard to expressed needs, best value in
resourcing for housing is better secured from political change. increasing social housing and potential savings to Council from related costs
Supports investing in a “shovel ready” approach to new projects to take (e.g. the foreshore being used as a place of last resort).
advantage of any new funding opportunities.
Keeps and seeks better utilisation of Council’s existing investment in
social housing (e.g. renewal of existing social housing properties).
11Resource targets
Delivery of Identify needs
Council land and support
projects by
at least every Advocate for housing
others
3 years.
If no land, a cash grant
system funding and
Analysis, introductions,
≡ 25% of the median
dwelling price subject
promotion, letters of
support, fee waivers,
reform and a fair share for
to budget processes rebates etc the Mornington
Peninsula.
Philanthropy Wise use of
including existing Support advocacy of peak bodies such
developer resources as VCOSS, CHIA, MAV, CHP, HAAG,
Homelessness Australia, Tenants
contributions Education
Victoria.
Peninsula Housing
Support with Network
strengthened Planning Working for integrated
Scheme. data collection.
12The Mornington Peninsula Triple A Housing Plan, 2020 – 2030 (Full version and Summary version) was
adopted by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council on 21 April 2020.
For the full version of the Mornington Peninsula Triple A Housing Plan, 2020 – 2030
including references
Go online at mornpen.vic.gov.au
Call 1300 850 600
(TIS first call 133 677 NRS first connect to relayservice.com.au)
Visit or contact the Mornington Peninsula Shire office:
customerservice@mornpen.vic.gov.au
Manager Social Planning and Community Development
Mornington Peninsula Shire, Private Bag 1000, Rosebud Vic 3939
Shire Service Centre
90 Besgrove Street, Rosebud
2 Queen Street, Mornington
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