The housing affordability crunch
The pandemic and subsequent return of inflation set off the world’s worst housing affordability crisis in more than a decade. It spilled across some of the largest advanced economies and contributed to...
Policy
The influence of the International Right to Adequate Housing in Ireland and Spain: Aspirations, indicators and realities
This article investigates and compares the influence of the international right to housing in Ireland and Spain, through the use of the functional comparative method. As part of this comparison, we created...
Lived experience participation and influence in homelessness and housing policy, service design and practice
Over the last two decades, governments and service providers have come to expect that people with lived experience of homelessness should participate in and influence homelessness policy design and...
Dispelling myths: Reviewing the evidence on zoning reforms in Auckland
This working paper addresses the impact of zoning reforms implemented in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2016 through the Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP). These reforms, which enabled greater housing density across...
Planning policies and housing development: Evaluating Ireland’s fast-track planning scheme 2017–2021
This article examines the impact of neoliberal political–economic orientations on urban planning policies through a case study of Ireland’s Strategic Housing Development (SHD) fast-track planning scheme....
Senior housing initiatives in Singapore and Australia: Information note
The society of Hong Kong is ageing rapidly, with its share of persons aged 65 or above in local population rising from 15.4% in 2014 to 23.8% in 2024. As this figure is expected to rise further to 40.6% in...
Putting people first: Transforming social services in partnership with people and communities
Putting People First is a report from the Centre for Policy Development that builds on years of work across employment, early education, settlement services, and more. It lays out a bold vision to transform...
Impact of affordable housing programs on social equity and economic development
Affordable housing represents a critical challenge and opportunity within the global context of social equity and economic development. As urban populations grow, the gap between housing availability and...
Incentivising small-scale investors to supply affordable private rental housing
This AHURI research examines how governments can encourage small-scale private investors to provide affordable rental housing. It finds that landlords who follow the positively geared, long-term hold...
Submission to the Development of the NT Homelessness Strategy 2025-2030
Poor housing and homelessness are amongst the most critical issues affecting the health of the Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory. This has been a matter of common knowledge and public record for many...