Ending Homelessness in Western Australia 2022 Report
The data showed a significant over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Western Australian homeless population.
The data showed a significant over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Western Australian homeless population.
Very few Australians live in housing that could be considered overcrowded. The norm is for households to have spare bedrooms.
Knowing this history means they can take a trauma informed approach and better understand the support needs of each family.
This research project focused on alternative models with the potential to meet the needs of older Australians.
It considered literature and policy from Australia and a small number of international comparator policies; conducted online surveys of landlords and of economists; and consulted key stake holders.
Only around a third of Indigenous Australians own their own home, compared to two-thirds of non-Indigenous people.
Singles, households with no children, low-income households, private renters and residents of major cities have lower wellbeing when precariously housed compared to when they are not precariously housed.
Funded by the Australian Research Council and Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, the project reflects the fact renting has moved from being a transitional proposition to something more permanent.
Australia’s ageing housing stock offers a multitude of benefits that will supercharge the emissions reduction.
Two Western Australian Labor MP’s have signed the pledge to support more social housing to create jobs and help end homelessness.
National housing and homelessness leaders have called for an immediate employment-boosting investment to expand Australia’s social housing by 30,000 homes as the country experiences a wave of job losses due to COVID-19.