Research / Reports

Young people and homelessness as a consequence of family of origin issues and system responses are important to understand how prevention and early interventions can work within this context.
Understanding developmental risks and mechanisms that influence persistence and desistence of young adult homelessness is an area for future inquiry. This study is unique in its identification of developmental antecedents of young adult homelessness, and points of intervention, within cross-nationally matched population-based cohorts
Reimagining requires looking at how systems interact, and reshifting the focus from managing waiting lists as the centre of policy and practice, to an outcome that truly puts people at the heart of the housing system and building system capacities to ensure the right home for everyone.
In 2017–18, 28% (around 299,900) of young people aged 15–24 lived in lower income households experiencing housing stress.
Limiting socio-spatial inequalities can be considered a decisive goal for a degrowth agenda. Living within ecological limits by reducing production and consumption levels, striving for well-being for all and enhancing justice and democracy are shared principles in the degrowth research community (Schneider 2003).
Housing plays a critical role in the health and wellbeing of Australians (SCRGSP 2021). The lack of affordable housing puts households at an increased risk of experiencing housing stress, which can influence workforce participation, education attainment, social security and health. It can also place people at risk of homelessness (CSERC 2015; SCRGSP 2021; Rowley & Ong 2012).
The aim of this research is to investigate the long-term impact of studio provision on family relations, social and educational development and future aspiration for young people and their families. KUC claim that through the supply of this resource and the positive impacts obtained, risk to homelessness for young people is reduced.
In responding to the key worker challenge, governments should introduce planning policies and funded programs to increase the supply of affordable housing across both rental and ownership tenures, support the scaling up of a purpose-built rental housing sector and help key workers to access information about housing options.