Media Release: The eligibility trap that’s discouraging Western Australian renters from working
The Make Renting Fair alliance welcomes today’s announcement of rental reforms, describing it as a significant step forward for tenants.
Tag Archive for: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
From mixed tenure development to mixed tenure neighbourhoods
This study examines the opportunities for, and benefits of, mixed tenure (MT) housing developments in Australia.
Lived Experience scholarship experience at National Housing Conference
Drew now aims to give back by dedicating time to volunteer work with those at risk of homelessness.
Poverty and Australian housing: findings from an Investigative Panel
Effective measures to increase the safety and security of housing are possible.
Building and retaining an effective homelessness sector workforce
The research was undertaken for AHURI by researchers from Curtin University, University of Sydney and University of Queensland.
Crisis accommodation in Australia: now and for the future
For those who do access crisis accommodation, experiences vary significantly.
Towards an Australian Housing and Homelessness Strategy
Housing Australia is well placed to be Australia’s lead housing agency and to present the public face of the Strategy as it progresses.
Connect Victoria Park
With close to 60 years of experience in providing community housing for low-income older people in Victoria Park.
Changed patterns of dwelling demand and supply
The lack of new housing supply predicted in the next two years will have implications for both the home ownership and rental markets.
Pathways to home ownership in an age of uncertainty
In Perth it was still possible for some to buy without assistance, however many still benefited from direct and indirect help.
Predicting risk to inform housing policy and practice
The resulting ‘housing shocks’ can include inability to afford rent or mortgage payments; eviction; overcrowding; or housing precarity.
Regulation of residential tenancies and impacts on investment
The research also presents a number of issues that could be considered as part of a national agenda for residential tenancy law reform.
Housing aspirations of precariously housed older Australians
Seven alternative housing models were presented to a nationally representative sample of older people.
The impact of the pandemic on the Australian rental sector
Early in the pandemic, renters were particularly vulnerable to income and employment uncertainty.
Private sector involvement in social and affordable housing
To meet the forecast demand, it is clear ‘hybridity’ of the housing system is essential.
Urban Indigenous homelessness: much more than housing
According to the research, two interrelated factors underpin experiences of chronic Indigenous homelessness.
