Horizon Housing Company (HHC), formerly known as Gold Coast Housing Company Ltd, provides high quality sustainable housing solutions, ranging from subsidised rental accommodation to home ownership.
Sustainable Housing is housing that encourages long term tenure by being affordable, well located, energy efficient, and designed to be adaptable to the changing needs of clients. HHC provides long term viable housing solutions for a range of people through a range of products. To be sustainable our products aim to ensure our clients are not placed in housing stress, which is, not paying more 30% of their income in repayments or rent.
We are a not for profit charity formed for the specific purpose of alleviating housing stress among home owners and tenants on or below average income levels. HHC is a registered Australian Company limited by shares, and has fourteen not for profit and industry shareholders who elect nine voluntary Directors.
HHC utilises and develops a range of funding , rebate and finance models to aid the delivery of its housing options, including; debt finance, National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) funding, Housing Affordability Fund (HAF), Nation Building Economic Stimulus Funds, State Government social housing funding, local government infrastructure and rates rebates, and tax deductable donations and tax exceptions.
The products HHC are currently delivering include;
Affordable market home ownership
NRAS investment homes
Discounted market home ownership through HAF
Discounted market rental through NRAS
Long term housing for people with disabilities
Long term social rental housing
Medium term transitional social housing
Medium term singles accommodation
Housing for key workers
These products are delivered through a range of mechanisms including development and construction, head leasing, property management and sales.
HHC have a skills based volunteer board that guides a team of 20 staff specialising in areas of tenancy and property management, construction and development, and finance and funds sourcing.
We currently have properties and projects across Queensland in the following locations;
