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Industry leaders are finding ways to address shortfalls in affordable housing and homeless accommodation.

The rising cost of living and housing supply pressures are contributing to an increase in homelessness and dependence on social housing.

While government investment in these areas has grown, the private sector has a role to play in leveraging government funds and devising its own projects to house society’s most vulnerable.

To read the full article including comments from a variety of UDIA WA Members and UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck, click here.

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