Case Studies

For Beth, buying her first home meant more than owning a property, it meant coming home. Beth had been saving for around 18 months while planning her path to home ownership. During that time, she moved in with her parents in a new area but always hoped to return to the community where she grew up and had strong local connections. 

For most of her adult life, Julie-Ann had rented. She moved frequently, finding it hard to gain a lasting sense of stability. 

Purchasing his first home brought immediate relief for Brendan, a single father in regional Queensland, along with the security he had been working towards for years. 

From a remote cattle station in Mackay to a new home in Jimboomba, South East Queensland.

As a registered nurse living in Sydney, home ownership once felt out of reach for Emily. Having rented for most of her adult life, and at times moving back in with her parents, almost all her income went towards rent.

Each morning, when Jim opens the blinds in his new home in Jimboomba, he still takes a moment to let it sink in. “I’ve died and gone to heaven,” he said.

Delivering specialist crisis accommodation for women impacted by domestic and family violence in inner‑city Sydney

The Haymarket Foundation crisis accommodation project will deliver urgently needed crisis accommodation for women impacted by domestic and family violence (DFV), as well as people experiencing chronic homelessness with complex support needs.

Expanding crisis and transitional housing for vulnerable young people in the Central West.

Supported by a $5.22 million HAFF CT grant, the Veritas House Youth Crisis and Transitional Housing Project will immediately provide much‑needed crisis and transitional accommodation for young people aged 17–24 who are experiencing, or at heightened risk of, homelessness in the Central West region.

Housing Australia funding is supporting the delivery of 66 new social and affordable homes in North Parramatta, through a partnership with Hume Housing and the NSW Government.