Home Territory 2010

"Moving the Territory Ahead".

The aim of Home Territory 2010 is to ensure that there is safe, secure and affordable housing for Territorians now and into the future, in particular for Territorians who are on low incomes and/or have special needs.

Home Territory 2010 provides an exciting and challenging new direction for the Territory, which includes:

• A vision to grow and expand the affordable housing sector in the Northern Territory.
• Increasing the supply and range of affordable housing options across public rental, private rental and community housing in both urban and remote communities.
• Assisting low-to-moderate income earners into Home Ownership.
• Increasing the level of support for “special needs groups” in our community through flexible service provision, working across sectors and improved service delivery.
• Improving the way we do our business through partnerships across public and private sectors, effective communication and improved long-term strategic planning with industry.
• Developing a pathway for our current and future tenants which supports and assists our clients towards sustainable independent living

The Strategy (pdf 663Kb) recognises that to improve housing affordability and assist households in housing stress is a complex issue requiring a whole of government, whole-of-community approach. It acknowledges that a range of factors affect the supply and access of affordable housing, including policy, market trends, local supply, funding systems, private investment and the cost of building.