Aboriginal Housing Office

The Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) is a statutory body established under the [Aboriginal Housing Act 1998 (NSW)](https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/act/1998/47) to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have access to affordable, quality housing. **Our vision** To ensure every Aboriginal person in NSW has equal access to, and choice in, affordable housing. We will achieve this vision by ensuring that we continue to provide support to a sustainable housing sector through accessible, culturally appropriate and affordable housing for the Aboriginal people of NSW. Our strategy Strong Family, Strong Communities is the AHO's 10-year strategy to improve the well-being of NSW Aboriginal families and communities through housing. The strategy includes both our core business and key programs. It is underpinned by four interconnected pillars: - Housing Solutions - Delivering housing solutions with Aboriginal families based on demand for social and affordable housing. - Client Outcomes - Achieving better outcomes with Aboriginal tenants and clients through partnerships with Aboriginal organisations, human services agencies, and by creating study, work and business opportunities. - Growing the Sector - Strengthening and growing Aboriginal Community Housing Providers (ACHP) through sector investment, regulation and the transfer of housing and property management. - Data and Evidence - Improving data collection, evaluation and analysis to plan and invest in the future. Each of these pillars have multiple outcomes for us to achieve. You can find these outcomes in the [SFSC Implementation Plan](https://www.aho.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-08/SFSC%20Implementation%20Plan%20October%202022_0.pdf). As we deliver the second phase of the SFSC, we are also also focusing on improving how we work with Aboriginal people and other stakeholders. To support this, we added considerations about how we are: - keeping Aboriginal culture at the center of everything we do - tracking on accountability and governance - demonstrating change. For more information on what we are doing to improve how we work, refer to the [how we deliver page](https://www.aho.nsw.gov.au/strong-family-strong-communities/how-we-deliver).