Anecdotal evidence provided to the Housing Hub suggests that many Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) providers are under significant financial pressure, due to ongoing uncertainties in the market, as well as challenges in dealing with the NDIA. This report provides the findings of a 2021 survey of SDA providers in Australia that set out to quantify...

Governments have long aimed to reduce admissions of young people to residential aged care (RAC). This study draws on quarterly data from the National Aged Care Data Clearinghouse to examine the Australian government's progress.

This study is part of a program of research about the experiences of receiving decision support by adults with cognitive disabilities and of supporters in giving support.

The Summer Foundation welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the NDIA's consultation into home and living and the focus on person-centred supports, flexible funding and an ordinary life in the community.

Thousands of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) dwellings are needed to meet Australia’s accessible housing needs. The Summer Foundation established the SDA Investor Think Tank in early 2021 in response to uncertainties in the market. Its purpose was to inform and support active and appropriate market stewardship. This report outlines some of the key findings and...