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Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
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AHURI
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Inquiry into increasing affordable housing supply: evidence-based principles and strategies for Australian policy and practice
This study examined the range of strategies and initiatives governments have used to leverage affordable housing supply across the continuum of housing needs (i.e. from social housing to affordable rental and home ownership) in a constrained funding and increasingly market-driven context, across a range of different jurisdictions and markets.
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Inquiry into social impact investment for housing and homelessness outcomes
This research investigated social impact investment (SII), which aims to generate and actively measure social and financial returns. There are several promising SII models—including housing supply bonds, property funds, funding social enterprises, social impact bonds and social impact loans.
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Asset portfolio retirement decisions: the role of the tax and transfer system
This report examines how the rules embedded in the tax and transfer system, especially in relation to the age pension, may impact on household choices.
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Housing for people with disability: evidence review of post-occupancy evaluation instruments
This evidence review aims to inform development of a rigorous framework for the post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of dwellings for people with disability who require high levels of physical support, with a view to enabling providers to continually evaluate and improve the design and suitability of their housing.
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Supporting affordable housing supply: inclusionary planning in new and renewing communities
There is growing interest in the potential for inclusionary planning approaches to help deliver affordable housing supply in Australian cities and regions. Within wider government strategies for affordable housing supply, inclusionary planning approaches can play a role in requiring or incentivising dwelling units, land, or financial contributions towards affordable housing projects.