To provide secure and affordable rental housing in the northern and western regions of Melbourne through a sustainable community housing co-operative

The Essendon and Footscray Rental Housing Co-operatives (ERHC and FRHC) were established in the early 1980s by groups of community minded people in each of the respective municipalities. These two groups, along with several others, were responding to a Victorian Government initiative which encouraged the development of community-based rental housing co-operatives. The Government provided funding for each group to employ a community/housing worker, and to assist members to learn all aspects of rental housing co-operative management. This included finances, property maintenance, tenancy management, running meetings and administrative tasks.
By the late 1980s, both co-operatives had become registered businesses with Committees of Management, workers and founding members living in co-operative properties. Property management was undertaken by members working together and with the employed workers. As the co-operatives expanded to include more properties, members took on additional tasks, such as selecting new members and dealing with tradespeople, obtaining quotes, administration and networking with related housing organisations. Within a few years, each of the Footscray and Essendon Rental Housing Co-operatives were financially self-sufficient.
In 2006, the Essendon and Footscray Rental Housing Co-operatives merged, with the administrative base at Footscray RHC's office in Yarraville. The merger created a much larger organisation and in 2010 changed its name to United Housing Co-operative Ltd. to reflect the amalgamation of two rental housing co-operatives.

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Rapid Housing Family Violence Program through which eight properties are being purchased and tenanted in FY 2017.

United Housing Co-operative Ltd. is incorporated under the Co-operative Act 1996

Macaulay Community Services for Women (MCSW)