Annual Report 2013-2014

This year the social housing, tenancy and affordable housing spheres faced a range of challenges, including the decision to no longer fund two separate resource services for older tenants and residential park residents; the sale of Millers Point, Dawes Point and the Rocks public housing stock; and what felt at times like a revolving door of Fair Trading Ministers. 

Read more about our work and how we faced these challenges in our 2013-2014 Annual Report. 

Highlights of 2013-2014

• 25% increase in advice, information and referral provided by the Tenants’ Union
• 13 public interest matters run
• 596,000 factsheets downloaded from tenants.org.au
• 15% increase in Tenants’ Union income
• 350 people trained in tenancy, residential parks and boarding houses law
• 3,000 posters about tenants’ rights produced and distributed
• TAAS funding continued until 2016
• Research undertaken on the roomshare sector for international students and travellers
• Survey conducted on affordable housing in the rental sector
• Tenant News revamped; 2 new e-publications launched
• Boarding houses education project initiated