Voices of the crisis: Final report from the People’s Commission into Australia’s Housing Crisis

Abstract

After over 1,500 submissions from individuals affected by the housing crisis, and over 100 community organisations, the People’s Commission into the Housing Crisis released its final report, ‘Voices of the Crisis’, on August 21, 2024.

The final report not only highlights the crushing toll of our housing crisis, but is a call to action for government.

The People’s Commission recommended that the federal government create 750,000 social homes within two decades, abolish tax concessions for property investors, and coordinate strong national rental reform.

Other recommendations included: expanding social housing eligibility; recognising housing as a human right; raising the rate of working-age payments; additional funding for crisis housing services; and improving productivity in home building by increasing the capacity of the modular housing industry.