This research looks at public health responses to homelessness during the COVID emergency in Australia. It identifies barriers, adaptations and lessons learned from increased teamwork between public health and homelessness sectors. It investigates how these partnerships formed and how they can continue with ongoing adequate funding, staffing and logistical support.

This impact analysis informs the Australian Government’s decision to implement the Help to Buy scheme 2022 election commitment. The proposed scheme will support eligible Australians who would otherwise not be able to enter the housing market. The analysis finds that the scheme will provide material benefit in assisting home ownership compared to maintaining the status...

This New South Wales (NSW) audit assessed whether social housing is effectively and efficiently prioritised to meet the needs of vulnerable households, and whether social housing tenants are effectively supported to establish and sustain their tenancies. The report finds the process to apply for social housing is inefficient and inequitable. It makes five recommendations.

This report addresses the critical and escalating housing challenges faced by essential workers in New South Wales, which directly undermines the delivery of key services. Essential workers are increasingly unable to afford or find suitable housing near their workplaces; forcing them into long commutes, substandard living conditions, or to leave their roles.

Demand for social housing is outstripping supply. In addition to highlighting the urgency for more social housing, this research suggests governments could re-imagine the social housing system and transform social housing assistance. The research looked at how to change Australia's system into one that supports 'housing pathways'; how households move between different tenancies and tenures.