Leading Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) service provider Liverty Housing has extended its partnership with impact investing firm Conscious Investment Management (CIM). This collaboration will see CIM’s dedicated SDA fund finance the acquisition of an additional 44 operational SDA dwellings.
This latest transaction brings CIM’s total financing in partnership with Liverty Housing to 116 SDA dwellings and 11 overnight support assistance dwellings. These dwellings are strategically located across Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.
The move aligns with Liverty Housing’s strategic decision to shift from asset ownership to focusing on delivering exemplary services and driving innovation within the SDA sector.
Liverty Housing, formerly known as Summer Housing, was established five years ago to scale housing projects initiated by the Summer Foundation. The organisation has been pivotal in creating a new model of supported disability accommodation, ensuring that people with disabilities have access to specially designed homes that enhance their independence.
CIM has been investing in the SDA sector since early 2020, partnering with Liverty Housing to deliver high-quality, long-term accommodation in underserved areas. The latest transaction strengthens the partnership between CIM and Liverty Housing and reiterates both parties’ commitment to providing innovative and best-in-class SDA dwellings and support for tenants with disabilities.
“Revolutionise support for people with disability”
Liverty Housing says its ongoing partnership with CIM, and this transaction in particular, marks a pivotal moment for the not-for-profit and the broader SDA sector.
Liverty Housing CEO Stuart Miller said; “As market leaders and innovators, Liverty Housing has embraced the challenges inherent in transforming a long-established market to pave the way for the next wave of innovation in specialist disability accommodation.
“Our vision remains unwavering — to revolutionise support for people with disability, offering genuine choice and control. We aim to see all individuals with disability and complex care needs living in high-quality housing that enhances their health, well-being, and community participation.
“We are grateful to financing partners like CIM, that provide much needed capital to support growth in the sector and serve the communities in which we operate. Our partnership now covers 116 properties across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, and we look forward to continuing our work together to further expand this portfolio.
“During this transaction, tenants will experience no disruption to their accommodation. Liverty Housing is engaged in discussions with CIM, an experienced SDA investor, to ensure the seamless transition of our assets, and we will continue to engage with our tenants throughout this transaction.
Liverty Housing looks forward to the positive outcomes of this historic SDA transaction and remains committed to setting new benchmarks for excellence in specialist disability accommodation.”
Positive outcomes for tenants
Matthew Tominc, Chief Investment Officer at CIM, says that CIM’s continuing partnership with Liverty Housing will result in ongoing positive outcomes for tenants:
“We believe that by financing disability housing alongside Liverty Housing at a large scale, we can continue to improve tenants’ quality of life. This latest transaction demonstrates both CIM’s continuing support of Liverty Housing and their strategic direction, and also CIM’s continuing support of the broader SDA sector and the residents who occupy the homes.
“We look forward to continuing to support the next wave of innovation in SDA dwellings alongside Liverty Housing, with the ultimate aim of providing high-quality housing for tenants.”
CIM’s SDA Fund financed this investment using a combination of equity capital from its values-aligned investors and a new senior debt facility provided by the National Australia Bank.
About Liverty Housing
Liverty Housing is a registered charity that partners with investors to build and manage specialist homes that help people with a disability to live life on their terms. Liverty Housing has been achieving this vision since 2016.
Liverty Housing is a trusted leader in SDA in Australia and one of the largest SDA operators in the country. Currently Liverty Housing manages over 400 SDA homes across Australia. You can read more about Liverty Housings work in their latest Impact Report here.
About Conscious Investment Management
Conscious Investment Management (CIM) is an independent impact investment fund manager with a vision for a fairer, more sustainable world where people and the planet thrive. CIM does this by investing for positive impact without compromising financial returns, delivering impact investments that are authentic, accessible, and scalable.
Since inception in 2019, CIM has invested $330M into impact investments in a range of sectors including social and affordable housing, Specialist Disability Accommodation, renewable energy, natural capital and social impact bonds. To date, CIM has been focussed on investing in real assets, predominately in Australia. You can read more about CIM’s work in their latest impact report here.