Affordable Housing Policy

Part A of this document sets out background information that provides a context to the Council’s Affordable Housing Policy, set out in Part B below. It sets out a definition and benchmarks for affordable housing by relevant legislation and summarises research and analysis from JSA’s (2016) Affordable Housing Background Paper, which provides a clear rationale for this policy.

The reader is also referred to JSA’s (2016) Position Paper: Best Practice in Value Capture for further rationale. The Policy is also informed by the former Marrickville Council’s (2015) Marrickville Housing Profile, and the former Leichhardt Council’s (2011) Affordable Housing Strategy, and Strategic Action Plan.

The evidence indicates that there is clear justification for Inner West Council to actively seek to increase the supply of affordable housing through its planning instruments and policies.

Also Read: Affordable Housing Policies: An Overview