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Creating sustainable housing solutions beyond SDAProfessor Bruce Bonyhady AM, Executive Chair and Director, Melbourne Disability Institute
Joseph Connellan, Senior Manager Housing, Melbourne Disability Institute
22 March 2019
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The Melbourne Disability Institute is one of the University of Melbourne’s six interdisciplinary research institutes. It was established in May 2018
MDI Vision• To transform the social and economic wellbeing and health of people with disability
through high-quality research, teaching and translation of knowledge.
Mission• In partnership with key stakeholders, we will catalyse interdisciplinary research and
teaching that addresses complex, systemic and cultural problems facing people with disability, their families and carers. The knowledge produced through our research will be translated into policy and practice through a process of continuous engagement and innovation.
www.disability.unimelb.edu.au2
Melbourne Disability Institute (MDI)
Affordable, accessible and stable housing for people with disability is a foundation for equity and opportunity, an essential element of inclusive communities and for health and well being, as well as sustainability of the NDIS
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Housing is a priority area for MDI
Policy and practiceOpportunity and Equity
Inclusive Communities
Health and well-being
Markets and Sustainability
Data driven: facilitate access to researchers and enable the sector to use evidence for change.
Interdisciplinary research: collaborations between different disciplines based on both quantitative and qualitative research.
Experience based co-production: meaningful, collaborative approach to all activities with people with lived experience as co researchers.
Partnerships: with governments, the disability sector including advocates, service providers, social insurers, and business and philanthropy.
Project Aims • Identify and review existing information, services and research• Produce resources in a variety of formats including digital (held on MDI website)• Distribute the resources to a range of groups commencing with Local Area Co-
ordinators• Develop and pilot training packages based on the material produced• Develop and pilot a community-based methodology to support community
understanding and action to house the NDIS participants in their community• Promote research opportunities around NDIS and housing
Resources and Timelines • Co-funded by the Brotherhood of St Laurence• Resourced by Joseph Connellan, Senior Manager Housing• Seven month project 0.8FTE to 30 June 2019
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NDIS Housing Pathways Project
• NDIS participants may confront a number of barriers to access and maintain housing• Any one barrier can stop access or destabilise the housing
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Barriers to Access & Maintain Housing
Housing Management– robust and engaged with support providers
Support– adequate and responsive
Property– well located and appropriately specialized
Cost– either rental or ownership
Information– including details of and access to different options
Fact • New SDA will house 3% plus 3% in existing SDA • 94% of NDIS participants do not get housing assistance beyond home modifications
Prediction• More than 70,000 NDIS participants will be seeking new housing beyond SDA
Propositions• Useful and proven housing solutions exist around Australia in different systems• Housing solutions can be woven by collective and cooperative action
Challenge • What housing solutions can we promote and deliver for “the Other 94%”?
The Other 94%
NDIS recipients may live• In any one of seven interconnected housing segments • With different models and providers in each segment.
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Housing NDIS Participants
Housing For NDIS
Participants
New SDA
Existing SDA
Non SDA Supported Accomm
Social Housing
Private Rental
In Own Home
In Family Home
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• Many and diverse potential stakeholders and contributors to housing
• Are different in different segments but may overlap
• Include community linking organisations disability specific (LACs) or community-wide
networking (e.g. Rotary)
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Community Stakeholders
Influencers• Who can
lobby decision makers
Developers• Who will
work up the proposal
Decision makers• Who signs off
on resources
Deliverers• Who will
enact the decision
NDIS Participants
Works with 3 types of communities • Geographic – around local area • Interest – including CALD • Service – Around support provider
Assumes • Communities will support the housing for their NDIS participants but are not engaged
and/or informed
Twin Aims • Improving access to existing options • Importing proven models
Elements• Support community pathway building to house the first group of NDIS participants • Outcomes focused, segmented, structured community engagement and education • MDI role is to advise local leadership organisation• Focus will be on improving access to existing options and importing proven models 9
Whole of Community NDIS Housing Pilot Project
Practical Resources• Identify & promote useful resources• https://disability.unimelb.edu.au/housing
Answering Your Question• My Housing Question (Non SDA NDIS)• https://disability.unimelb.edu.au/housing#question• Complete Postcards
Whole of Community NDIS Housing Project • Support community pathway building to house the first group of NDIS participants
Experts and Providers• Link to providers and experts
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MDI NDIS Housing Pathways Project
Thank you
Melbourne Disability Institute (MDI)
Level 6, 100 Leicester Street, Carlton
The University of Melbourne,
Victoria 3010 Australia
Joseph Connellan | Senior Manager, Housing
T: 0438 388 444