Housing-related policies and programs can play an important role in promoting social inclusion by addressing homelessness, concentrations of disadvantage, and housing stress. •

Housing stress measures (using the 30/40 rule) have been criticized in terms of their usefulness for housing policy decision making. One criticism is that some in housing stress do not experience adverse effects on wellbeing. Another is that householders might, by choice, face housing stress in order to access appropriately sized or better quality housing...

This project compares the house price profiles before and after the introduction of neighbourhood renewal programs to consider their impact on perceived amenity (as proxied by house prices). Australian State Housing Authorities have used urban renewal programs to improve housing stocks and strengthen service delivery within poor communities with concentrations of social housing. The programs...

The outcome of the project is a list of recommendations designed to increase the supply of appropriate, diverse and affordable housing through infill development.

This National Homelessness Research Network event was held in Sydney during Homeless Persons Week 2012. It presented findings from two new AHURI research projects.