Every home helps—from humble apartments to magnificent mansions and everything in between.
A promise to help end homelessness
Every night 116,000 people in Australia sleep homeless. While another 1.5 million live in serious housing stress. They are our most vulnerable women and men, as well as young families, including over 44,000 children. These people are being forced to live this way because of a chronic shortage of social and affordable housing.
But it’s much more than just a roof over your head. Having a place to call home is linked to well-being. It enables us to lead a life, to do things like wash and cook meals, hold down a job or attend school, and it affects how others see us too. So it should come as no surprise that homelessness results in greater dependence on welfare.
Research shows that there is a deficiency of more than 600,000 social and affordable homes in Australia, this is projected to be in excess of one million by 2036. The crisis can’t be solved by any one organisation or government alone. Instead, this is a call for us all to come forward with a promise of support.
How it works in five easy steps
1. Homes registered
2. Properties sold
3. Funds donated
4. Money granted
5. Homes built
1. Homes registered
When you register your property with Homes for Homes, we will add a caveat to your title as a reminder of your promise to donate when you decide to sell.
2. Properties sold
When you sell your property, it remains registered with Homes for Homes, giving the new owner the opportunity to donate when they sell in the future.
3. Funds donated
Through the settlement disbursement process, a tax deductible donation of 0.1% of the sale price is made to Homes for Homes.
4. Money granted
Your contribution is pooled with other Homes for Homes donations and granted to housing providers in your state or territory.
5. Homes built
The money raised through Homes for Homes is used to build social and affordable housing to help end homelessness.