Housing & homelessness

Waverley Council provides some rental housing through three targeted programs for people who can demonstrate a strong connection to the Waverley area:

Waverley Affordable Housing Program (WAHP) - for working people on low to moderate incomes.
Waverley Housing for Older People (WHOP) - for people over 55 years old on low incomes.
Waverley Community Living Program (WCLP) - for people with mild intellectual disability on low incomes.
Council also works in partnership with local agencies to address homelessness.
Waverley’s Planning Agreement Policy – 10 per cent of all planning agreement contributions form a monetary contribution to Waverley’s Affordable Housing Program fund.

Private Rental

Around 45% of Waverley’s household’s live in private rental. Many tenants are doing it tough, struggling to find a place, and to cover increasing rents and living costs.

Council has partnered with the Eastern Area Tenants Service to offer of Webinar series for our renters.

Hear Martin Barker on your rights, and what can you do about: rent increases, getting repairs done, securing your bond, receiving an eviction notice?

Watch the first in our series below