In 2021-22, across Australia over 174,600 households had applied to live in social housing, but only 29,100 households—usually those with complex or acute needs—were offered a home. This research investigates how policymakers and housing providers can use other forms of housing assistance to support people who are otherwise eligible for social housing.

The cost-of-living crisis, particularly in relation to housing, is impacting all Australians. This year’s snapshot is the first to address rental affordability across the whole southern Queensland region. The report aims to document the lived experience of those on a low income who have no choice but to compete for the few properties available to...

Anglicare Australia's 2024 Rental Affordability Snapshot surveyed rental listings across Australia and found that affordability has crashed to record lows.

This report provides a unique point-in-time analysis of how the global health crisis of COVID-19 and policy and population responses temporarily altered the long-run structural trajectory of the private rental sector in Australia.

This final inquiry report is structured around three themes: increasing housing stock; rental affordability; and the strengthening and protection of renters’ rights.