National Housing and Homelessness Plan 2024

# National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024 ## What it does The bill requires the government to create and regularly update a comprehensive National Housing and Homelessness Plan — basically a roadmap for tackling housing affordability and homelessness across Australia. It sets up two new bodies to make this happen: a National Housing Consumer Council (to give renters and everyday people a voice in housing policy) and a National Housing and Homelessness Advocate (to push for better outcomes and hold the government accountable). ## Why it matters Right now there's no coordinated national strategy for housing, so different states do their own thing while the crisis gets worse. This plan would force the government to set clear goals, measure progress, and actually listen to people struggling with housing costs or rough sleeping — instead of just making announcements. ## Key details - **Housing Australia leads the effort**: The existing Housing Australia organisation runs the plan, rather than creating a whole new bureaucracy - **Regular check-ins**: The government has to review and report on progress every three years, plus do a final review — so you can actually track whether it's working - **Real people involved**: The Consumer Council includes people with lived experience of housing insecurity, not just bureaucrats and developers, meaning decisions reflect what actually matters to Australians dealing with the crisis