Giz believes that affordable housing is a basic human right, and that the State government should ensure that safe, secure and affordable housing is available throughout Western Australia.

She also believes that more needs to be done to make houses more energy and water efficient – for the good of the environment and households budgets.

Giz has initiated or supported the following measures to improve housing in WA:

• ensuring sustainable accommodation including public housing and senior accommodation at the Perry Lakes sustainable housing development
• raising affordable housing issues in Parliament through questions and speeches
• pushing for the completion of the review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1987
• supporting tenants through amendments to the Residential Parks (Long Stay Tenants) Bill 2005.

Since May 2009 the Greens spokeswoman for housing has been Lynn McLaren MLC.