Housing Registrar
YWCA Housing
Registration Category: Housing Provider
Registration Date: 17 April 2009
Agency Trading Name: YWCA National Housing

Agency contacts
CEO: Michelle Phillips   Chairperson: Helen Conway
Website: www.ywcahousing.org.au
Phone: 03 8341 8700
Head Office: Level 1, 210 Kings Way, South Melbourne, Vic, Australia, 3205


Agency purpose / vision

To deliver exceptional housing services focused on creating opportunities for women facing disadvantage and be a powerful voice for women's equality.

Agency history

In 2008, as a result of YWCA Victoria?s decision to apply for registration as a Housing Provider, a subsidiary company called Social Housing Victoria was formed to:
- Provide affordable rental housing and accommodation to people on low income;
- Advocate for the need of safe, affordable and appropriate housing for women;

Scope of operations
Housing

Long Term Housing

Housing support services

Tenant/Client group

All women who meet the housing eligibility criteria with a particular focus on those most disadvantaged.

Other services

Our community services work to create opportunities for women facing disadvantage and are delivered through three program priority areas housing, mentoring and community strengthening.

Geographic areas covered

Melbourne Metropolitan, Geelong and Bendigo

Key statistics
Housing properties under management

75

Properties in agency ownership

12

Tenancy units under management

310

Tenancy units in agency ownership

80

Staffing

33

Total assets for the last financial year

$7,712,057

Annual turnover for the last financial year

$2,182,580

Operational surplus for the last financial year

$177,697

Current housing projects

Rapid Housing, (Homelessness) Head Leasing Program

Legal structure

Social Housing Victoria was incorporated on 16 September 2008

Key partnerships

The Agency has a number of key partnerships; Cohealth, Access Health, Women's Hospital, YWCA Australia, World YWCA and Victorian State Government