Organisation
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
Acronym:
AHURI
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Report
Housing insecurity and its link to the social inclusion agenda
Lower income renters' experiences of housing insecurity have six important dimensions. Compounded by other aspects of social and economic disadvantages, the result is social exclusion. Housing insecurity experienced by low income renters is multi-dimensional, including: needing to move as a result of circumstances outside a person’s control, instability in housing circumstances, feeling unsafe within the...
Audio
Public housing rent policy in Australia and overseas
This briefing presents the first comprehensive and comparative review of public housing rent policies in Australia and seven overseas countries, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. The research for this briefing was completed for AHURI by Sean McNelis and Professor Terry Burke. Time: 5:20 mins
Report
The housing careers of people with a disability and carers of people with a disability
This report shows that the housing careers of persons with a disability, and those family members with significant care responsibilities, are flatter and more restricted than those of the population overall.
Article
The capacity of Indigenous community housing organisations
Remote location, inadequate governance procedures and lack of economies of scale undermine the organisational performance of indigenous community housing organisations. Authors: Karel Eringa, Frederick Spring, Mara West, Martin Anda, Paul Memmott and Stephen Long
Position paper
Natural disaster preparation and response: a guide for state housing authorities (final report)
The overall aim of this project is to provide guidance for State Housing Authorities and to assist them prepare for and respond to natural disasters and other environmental emergencies.