Affordable Housing
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This multi-method study examines the emerging social media practices of housing organisations in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
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Using data from wave 20 of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, we provide a descriptive examination of the relationship between housing affordability stress and a multi-item measure of financial wellbeing across tenure types and test whether good financial wellbeing is protective of the negative mental health effects.
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This paper compares shifts in tenure (restructuring of rental sectors), housing conditions (affordability and precarity), and alternative housing situations (parental co-residence), between income groups in two contexts: Australia and the Netherlands.
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Demand-side policy settings designed to lift home ownership rates over the past four decades, have in fact worsened costs for first home buyers in Australia. From a policy perspective, a systemic fall in home ownership is likely to place increasing fiscal pressure on governments and may exacerbate existing economic inequalities as individuals age.
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Housing is a catalyst of growth in our regions; therefore, the lack of housing investment is a handbrake on regional growth.
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Report for Affordable Housing for Generations. This paper proposes a novel approach using a variation of the traditional residual income model to redefine housing unaffordability thresholds. Unlike the conventional approach, where households are assumed to survive on minimal expenses (‘rice and beans lifestyle’), we prioritise the wellbeing of household members and the general economy.
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The Australian Banking Association (ABA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the amendments to the Housing Australia Investment Mandate Direction.
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The aim of this study was to understand promising practices, policies and interventions regarding accessible independent housing for people with disabilities.
