This study indicates that the binary of choosing to invest in property, rather than some other area of investment is, in practice, misleading: most of the property investors interviewed also invest in other areas, mainly shares. It’s not an either/or decision for many people. However, shares are generally seen as being of a different (ie...

This positioning paper is the first output of a study that aims to critically review a range of approaches to conceptualising need in housing and social policy fields in Australia and internationally. The study seeks to provide an analysis of how housing needs in Australian housing might be reconceptualised in light of that review, and...

This research discusses the 20 per cent of income support recipients who experience disruption and others changes in housing tenure over time. Most income support recipients have high levels of tenure stability. Less than 20 per cent experience multiple and complex tenure transitions. Changes in tenure over time are driven by a range of factors...

This is the Final Report for a research project which has involved a complex and multi-faceted analysis of longitudinal administrative income support (IS) data. Conducted by the AHURI Queensland Research Centre, the study has been principally concerned with issues about patterns of housing consumption among people on IS. This includes the housing arrangements and circumstances...

This report focuses on risk-assessment practices in the private rental market, with particular consideration of their impact on low-income renters. It is based on the fieldwork undertaken in the second stage of the research process.