New South Wales Department of Housing
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The NSW Department of Housing is the public housing agency created in 1942 to build and manage public housing in the Australian state of New South Wales.
At inception it was known as the Housing Commission of New South Wales, it was renamed in 1986 to the NSW Department of Housing under the Housing Act, 1986. [1] which has since been replaced with the Housing Act 2001 (NSW).
Initially the role was to investigate housing affordability and standards, co-ordinate with associated agencies, publish it's findings and general information about housing, take steps to improve housing standards and recommend further legislation. [2]
The commission was responsible for the provision of post-war housing in the 1940s and 1950s, often using cheap fibro materials due to shortages of other materials such as bricks. It was also responsible for slum clearance in the 1960s and the replacement of terraced housing in the Waterloo area with high rise public housing towers. In the 1970s, the now-discredited Radburn style of public housing was used, especially in the southwestern suburbs of Sydney.
Housing Commission or hous-oh remains the common colloquial term in New South Wales for public housing, including housing provided by related agencies such as the Aboriginal Housing Office.
[edit] References
- ^ Department of Housing, State Records New South Wales. Accessed 12 Jan 2008.
- ^ Housing Commission of New South Wales, State Records New South Wales. Accessed 12 Jan 2008.
