Housing assistance
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Financing rental housing through institutional investment
This Investigative Panel considered private financing models that can deliver additional supplies of quality, well located rental housing in areas of need that is affordable to low- and moderate-income households. This included provision initiated by both for–profit and not–for–profit providers, as well as cross sector partnerships.
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Housing assistance in Australia 2012
This report examines housing assistance in the government, not-for-profit and private sector segments in Australia in 2011-12.
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The Australian private rental sector: changes and challenges
This project responds to the need for more up to date information about the state of private rental markets and in particular the effects on households of long term private rental.
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The impacts of the Henry Review recommendations on the private rental market - savings income discount and rent assistance
This is the first of two final reports that aims to address the following research question: What is the impact on supply and affordability from implementation of the Henry Review recommendations in relation to negative gearing, land tax and stamp duty? This report considers the impacts of the savings income discount (SID) on housing supply...
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Housing assistance in Australia 2011
Almost 497,000 low-income households are spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs, and are classified as being ‘in housing stress’. With 45% of low-income private renters and 42% of low-income mortgagees in housing stress, housing assistance is increasingly an essential ‘safety net’ for Australians in need.