This snapshot highlights the lived experience of those on low incomes in southern Queensland, trying to find a home that is both affordable and appropriate. The findings continue to expose an alarming trend in the private rental market. It found there were no affordable and appropriate rental properties for households on income support with children.

This report assesses the two-year progress on the Australian Government's 'Better Deal for Renters'. It reveals that most governments have failed to deliver meaningful reforms. It calls for Commonwealth leadership and national consistency to harmonise rental regulations in Australia as a key area of law reform to ensure renters have access to safe, affordable and...

This report is designed to assist policymakers, policy influentials and the lay public to understand the issues around rent regulation and how to design and implement regulation. It provides a case study of the Victorian rental system to look at trends in rents and what the data could reveal about likely outcomes from implementation of...

This report examines how rental prices have changed over the past decade. It shows that rents have soared in every Australian capital city. The findings show that Australia’s social housing system has failed to keep pace with demand. Rent increases are a national problem affecting people from all walks of life.

This snapshot report on rental affordability provides findings from 8,646 rental properties surveyed across Southern Queensland. It finds the highest level of rental stress across all household categories is experienced by single people with some categories paying up to 150% of their income on rent.