Affordable Housing

An address to the Chifley Research Centre by The Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP, focusing in part on the housing affordability crisis.
This study analysed 20 years of data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey to examine trends in housing affordability inequalities between people with and without disability.
The goal of this research paper was to create an indicator that would reveal the actual ability to rent housing without simplifying this phenomenon to availability or affordability alone.
This study examines housing options for international students in Australia, comparing purpose-built student accommodation, co-living spaces, build-to-rent developments, and private rentals based on affordability, accessibility, and student well-being.
This report aims to inform the ongoing discussion of rental housing policy with new evidence about the experience of renting in the Australian PRS. A collaboration of National Shelter, NARO, and the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)/UNSW Sydney led Poverty and Inequality Partnership, the report (i) analyses the PRS market context and (ii) presents findings from a national survey of PRS renters.
This paper examines the dynamic causal impacts of a 180-day cap on short- and long-term rental markets in multiple regions in New South Wales, Australia.

The Report on Government Services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia. The…

This research Inquiry looked at how to change Australia’s housing assistance system into one that supports ‘housing pathways’. A better system for socially supported housing pathways could focus on supporting each person and household’s needs and goals, rather than being constricted by access to a small number of social housing homes.