This report shares learnings from co-design work undertaken with people with disability and the building and design sectors, to co-design innovative models of housing that foster a user driven specialty disability accommodation market. It outlines recommendations including well-designed housing and supports that diversify the market, offer genuine choice and ultimately promote quality of life.

This article describes the perspectives of family members supporting people with disability moving into individualised housing in the community. These transitions have benefits for people with disability and their families, but also bring adjustment challenges and stresses, illustrating the need for considered planning and support for family members.

A review prompted by the 2023 Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability produced this update to Australia’s national disability policy framework. The update is focused on governance, reporting improvements, and addressing gaps in the original strategy.

This report reveals that Australians on the lowest incomes are being priced out of renting in virtually every corner of the country, despite a rise in Centrelink payments and rent assistances. The findings underscoring the need for more social housing and for payments to reflect the cost of housing.

This report identifies promising models of innovation that can create alternative options to group homes, spanning housing, support and technology. It shows that while there are only pockets of innovation in Australia, other countries have managed to scale up innovative models of housing and living supports that are delivering better outcomes for people with disability...