Tag Archive for: Social Housing

Media Release: WA voters overwhelmingly back end to no-grounds evictions

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New polling reveals growing support to end no-grounds evictions, with Western Australian voters, including property investors, overwhelmingly backing the change.

Report on Government Services (ROGS) 2024 Data Released

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Spending is up but so is demand for housing and services. The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (ROGS) for the sector — assessing services across social housing, specialist homelessness services, and financial assistance – has been released for 2024.  

From mixed tenure development to mixed tenure neighbourhoods

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This study examines the opportunities for, and benefits of, mixed tenure (MT) housing developments in Australia.

Kimberley Residential Housing and Land Snapshot

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For the past three years, housing in the Kimberley has been characterised by skyrocketing demand, especially for rentals – with as yet no response on the supply side.

Lived Experience scholarship experience at National Housing Conference

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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

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Effective measures to increase the safety and security of housing are possible.

Foundation Housing analysis of social and community housing in WA

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Providing a breakdown over time on the proportion of public and social housing household’s income that goes to rent, and WA Government spending per person for public and community housing.

Brutal Reality: The Human Cost of Australia’s Housing Crisis

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This report explores the experiences of community members navigating Australia’s housing system, and the organisations who support them.

Housing Assistance in Australia 2023

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In 2022, around 815,500 Australians lived in social housing in over 442,700 dwellings across the country.

Budget Briefing

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Increased investment to spot purchase homes to increase social housing supply is very welcome.

Rental Housing in WA: Ten ideas to address the rental crisis

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It is the seventeenth report in the BCEC Focus on WA report series. This research looks at overall affordability and where key pressures are.

Sustainable social housing retrofit? Circular economy and tenant trade-offs

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Retrofit and quality improvements that are undertaken with a short term focus, based on whatever funding or opportunities are available.

New funding for social housing welcomed by sector

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This new funding for Social Housing is a much needed and strongly welcomed step towards achieving that bold but achievable goal.

Figures on deaths among people who experienced homelessness require solutions-focused health and housing response

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People experiencing homelessness experience significantly higher rates of chronic illness and disability than the general population.

A Stark Reality

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The stark reality of the housing crisis in Australiademands a reinvigorated look at housing policy.

Government releases housing response to State Infrastructure Strategy

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The Infrastructure Western Australia Act 2019 (the Act) requires a formal Government response to be tabled in Parliament and published within six months.

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