Housing and Affordability Advisory Committee

The purpose of the Housing and Affordability Advisory Committee (HAAC) is to see:

• How can we increase social, community and affordable housing with good amenity, across the Inner West?
• How do we deliver housing for key workers in the Inner West?

View Terms of Reference (PDF 225.8KB).

View upcoming meetings in the local democracy group meetings calendar.

View members list (PDF 196.2KB)

Current term: agenda and minutes

21 February 2024

• Agenda, 21 February
• Minutes, 21 February (PDF 720.1KB)

22 November 2023

• Agenda, 22 November (PDF 216.8KB)
• Minutes, 22 November (PDF 170.9KB)

30 August 2023

• Agenda, 30 August (PDF 283KB)
• Minutes, 30 August (PDF 542KB)

10 May 2023

• Agenda, 10 May (PDF 73.3KB)
• Minutes, 10 May (PDF 263.8KB)

8 February 2023

• Agenda, 8 February (PDF 232.7KB)
• Minutes, 8 February (PDF 265.3KB)

7 December 2022

• Agenda, 7 December (PDF 227.5KB)
• Minutes, 7 December (PDF 291.9KB)

27 October 2022

• Agenda, 27 October (PDF 247.2KB)
• Minutes, 27 October 2022 (PDF 254KB)

Previous term: agenda and minutes

2 May 2022

• Agenda, 2 May 2022 (PDF 182.3KB)
• Minutes, 2 May 2022 (PDF 260.2KB)

7 February 2022

• Agenda, 7 February 2022 (PDF 224.9KB)
• Minutes, 7 February 2022 (PDF 272.9KB)

8 November 2021

• Agenda, 8 November 2021 (PDF 226.5KB)
• Minutes, 8 November 2021 (PDF 272.9KB)

9 August 2021

• Agenda, 9 August 2021 (PDF 228.8KB)
• Minutes, 9 August 2021 (PDF 260KB)

10 May 2021

• Agenda, 10 May 2021 (PDF 222.5KB)
• Minutes, 10 May 2021 (PDF 246KB)

6 April 2020

• Agenda, 6 April (PDF 314.5KB)
• Minutes, 6 April (PDF 419KB)

3 February 2020 

• Agenda 3, February (PDF 260.3KB)
• Minutes, 3 February (PDF 455KB)

23 October 2019  

• Agenda, 23 October (PDF 234.4KB)
• Minutes, 23 October (PDF 343.6KB)

30 September 2019

• Agenda, 30 September (PDF 234.9KB)
• Minutes, 30 September (PDF 350.9KB)

9 September 2019

• Agenda, 9 September 2019 (PDF 236.8KB)
• Minutes, 9 September (PDF 354.3KB)
  

15 July 2019 workshop 

• Workshop agenda, 15 July 2019 (PDF 190.3KB)
• Workshop minutes, 15 July 2019 (PDF 194.1KB)

1 July 2019 

• Agenda, 1 July 2019 (PDF 178.2KB)
• Minutes, 1 July 2019 (PDF 174.8KB)

8 April 2019 

• Agenda, 8 April 2019 (PDF 167.4KB)
• Minutes, 8 April 2019 (PDF 406.7KB)

7 February 2019

• Agenda, 7 February 2019 (PDF 178.8KB)
• Minutes, 7 February 2019 (PDF 429.9KB)

29 November 2018

• Agenda, 29 November 2018 (PDF 230.9KB)
• Minutes, 29 November 2018 (PDF 359.1KB)

Additional documents

• State Government housing reforms - TOD & DWLH - 21 February 2024 (PDF 785.7KB)
• Affordable Housing and Renters Rights stakeholder forum presentation - 8 February 2024 (PDF 3.5MB)
• HAAC presentation on Inner West Council and affordable housing - 10 May 2023 (PDF 430.7KB)
• Council report on impact of Airbnb on rental housing supply (PDF 134.4KB)
• Council submission on keeping pets in residential tenancies (PDF 343.2KB)
• HAAC submission on Design & Place SEPP (PDF 229.3KB)
• HAAC submission on Healthy Ageing Strategy (PDF 214KB)
• HAAC submission on Housing SEPP (PDF 266.5KB)
• HAAC submission on social housing shortage (PDF 188.5KB)
• Council submission on the Housing Diversity SEPP (PDF 215.6KB)
• Council submission on NSW Housing Strategy (PDF 832.8KB)
• HAAC submission to LDG review - 9 June 2020 (PDF 162.8KB)
• HAAC submission on the draft Local Strategic Planning Statement – 8 November 2019 (PDF 98.4KB)
• Council submission to review of Boarding Houses Act 2012 – 8 October 2019 (PDF 338.8KB)
• HAAC submission on the draft Local Housing Strategy – 25 July 2019 (PDF 228KB)
• HAAC statement on the sale of the Chester Street car park - 17 September 2019 (PDF 273.2KB)
• HAAC statement on establishing an affordable housing fund, 31 July 2019 (PDF 284.5KB)

Additional information

Council documents:

• Affordable Housing Policy (adopted 10 May 2022)
• Local Strategic Planning Statement (adopted 20 March 2020)
• Local Housing Strategy (adopted 6 March 2020)

More information on Council's Affordable Rental Housing Program and commitment to reducing housing stress can be accessed here.

If you have any questions regarding this group, please contact: