This report examines the long-term impacts of transferring public housing to community housing providers in Australia. Public housing transfers have been a prominent government strategy for growing Australia’s community housing sector for decades. Recent changes have resulted in divergent outcomes. Assessing the impacts of different programs informs more effective transfer strategies.

This research examined Australia’s multi-provider social housing system and analysed changes over time to social housing delivery. It finds Australia lacks long-term, sustainable social housing growth models and the report offers policymakers options to reverse the decline.

For public housing tenants, having to relocate from their home is a significant and sustained stress. This research examines the drivers and experiences of tenant relocation from public housing in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

This paper explores changes in Commonwealth and State political and economic thinking regarding public housing.