South Australian Housing Trust
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Formed | 1936 |
Jurisdiction | Government of South Australia |
Parent department | Department of Human Services |
Website | https://dhs.sa.gov.au/services/sa-housing-authority |
The South Australian Housing Trust (SAHT) is an independent
History
South Australia's
As these policies were principally concerned with promoting industrial development and population growth, their effects were concentrated on
Post-World War II
After the
1950s "austerity" housing
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The Housing Trust built a great number of basic homes to 15 different plans for purchase by qualifying families, and were targeted at self-reliant young couples filling the new jobs in manufacturing created by Playford's policies. The houses were little more than shells, with the new owners fitting them out as time, energy and finances permitted.
To these were added a set of "mirror image" plans, and further variety was achieved by specifying different roofing materials: tiles, of either cement or terracotta, or corrugated sheets, of either galvanized iron or asbestos cement. Most houses were built of brick, the outer walls being of cavity construction with the outer skin either brick or Mount Gambier stone.[5]
1960s–late 1990s
The Trust's wide roles as a large-scale developer and public housing authority were curtailed from the late 1980s. The statutory authority also came under departmental control, at first under the Department of Human Services, and from 2004 under the Department for Families and Communities. In its 70th year the functions of the SAHT were taken over by Housing SA, a division within that department.[6][7]
Early 2000s to present
The SA Housing Trust Board reports to the minister responsible for the relevant department,[8] the Department for Families and Communities, which was later renamed as the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion, and, following the March 2018 state election, again renamed as the Department for Human Services.
In 2004, the way in which SAHT services were delivered changed. Houses are still owned by SAHT, however, maintenance and tenant relations is now handled by Housing SA,[9] and upgrades/renewal projects are being delivered from the early 2010s onwards by Renewal SA,[10] both of which report to Cabinet through the minister.
In the 2010s some SAHT houses were demolished and rebuilt as part of the '1 Thousand Homes in 1000 Days' program. In some areas, management and ownership of homes has been transferred to non-government service organisations.
See also
References
- ^ Inclusion, Department for Communities and Social. "SA Housing Authority". dhs.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ISBN 0-949268-87-9
- Flinders University of South Australia.
- ^ Susan Marsden; nd Alison McDougall (2012). Australian Dictionary of Biography: Shedley, Geoffrey Richard (1914–1981). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- The South Eastern Times. No. 4110. 25 July 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ISBN 978-1-86254-971-5
- ^ Susan Marsden, Business, charity and sentiment: Part Two, The South Australian Housing Trust 1987–2011 Review by Nic Klaassen. Flinders Ranges Research. Accessed 10 April 2014.
- ^ SA Housing Trust Board Government of South Australia. Accessed 18 April 2018.
- ^ Housing SA Government of South Australia. Accessed 18 April 2018.
- ^ Renewal SA Government of South Australia. Accessed 18 April 2018.
External links
- Department for Communities and Social Inclusion > Housing SA Accessed 10 April 2014.