A lack of affordable, and safe, housing affects people’s health and their life opportunities, and many of the homes in high housing stress contain children. Council research identifies a need for 7,000 new affordable homes by 2036. As a successor to the Moreland Affordable Housing Strategy 2014-18, the Moreland Affordable Action Plan (AHAP) has 4 Focus Areas under which achievable and effective actions are identified for implementation by officers across Council. The Focus Areas are: Facilitate the supply of affordable housing in new developments. Develop affordable housing on Council land . Advocate for effective policy and increased investment build community capacity to support people in housing crisis. These focus area look to take action to directly increase the provision of affordable housing in Moreland.

At its August 2020 meeting Council endorsed the draft Municipal Planning Strategy and local policies which translate Council’s Local Planning Policy Framework (LPPF) into the new Planning Policy Framework (PPF). This strengthens and streamlines Council’s policy framework including policies that support an increase in affordable housing.