Tenant Voice
Do you live, work or own SDA? We want to hear all about it!
Have Your Say at Our Reference Groups
The Tenant Voice Project has kicked off with a series of workshops for people who live in SDA, advocates, providers, government, support coordinators and more. We’ve already gained valuable insights into the SDA experience, including these key takeaways:
- When SDA works, it’s amazing, with participants thriving in their new homes
- Many properties aren’t in the right place, and vacancy rates are high because of this
- People don’t want to share with strangers, and it’s a battle to get it right in your plan
- Only people who can self-advocate or have good people to support them get appropriate SDA
- Many providers don’t understand what people really need, particularly with regards to good access
- Some providers commit abuse or neglect participants, or design substandard or dangerous properties.
So, how did we get here? Why does such an expensive program meet the needs of so few tenants? Simply: We forgot to ask the people with disability what they want. In the ten years of SDA, the focus has been on developers, investors, and providers, and not on the people who actually use it.
The Tenant Voice is designed to make sure that people with disability have their voices heard. SDA will not succeed without them.
Want to be part of Tenant Voice and our movement to improve SDA for all? We’d love to chat. You will be compensated for your time and have the opportunity to contribute to better outcomes for people with disability.
If you live in Victoria, New South Wales or Queensland, please contact your lived experience facilitator about how to get involved. If you live outside these states, please contact leea@ypinh.org.au.
Submit your interest for our reference groups.
What does good SDA look like?
What do the numbers say about SDA?
Over the past few months, we’ve been taking a deep dive into the numbers around SDA – to understand why it’s not living up to its promise. You can read some of our findings here.
A big thanks to SDA Services for sharing their participant satisfaction surveys, highlighting the positive impact SDA has when done well, and Joseph Connellan for his insights into SDA vacancy rates.