WHO WE ARE

The Community Housing Federation of Australia (CHFA) is the national peak organisation representing the views of community housing providers in Australia.

Founded in 1996, CHFA is a not-for-profit organisation which works to ensure members have the representation, expertise and resources needed for effective development of the sector in a changing economic and political environment, allowing community housing to develop as a viable housing option providing quality housing services to tenants.

We do this through research, public policy development, and advocacy of housing issues to governments and other key stakeholders. Most importantly, CHFA maintains links with and between housing providers across Australia, providing a voice for their interests at the national level.

CHFA provides sound leadership in the representation of community and affordable housing issues at the national level through strong partnerships with Government, research bodies, and key state, territory, and national organisation, peak bodies and industry groups engaged in the community and affordable housing sector.

CHFA has also played an ongoing role as a member of the National Affordable Housing Summit Group, on the Australian Housing and Urban Research (AHURI) Research Panel, and has been involved in a number of collaborative campaigns around community and affordable housing issues as they arise.