Over the past two decades, homelessness has become an entrenched feature on Australia’s social landscape. Initial Assessment and Planning (IAP) services are at the front end of Victoria’s homelessness service system. The data presented in this report shows that IAPs are at, or near, full capacity and have been for some time. Further, the complexity...

This research examines the best-practice opportunities for increasing tenant participation in developing social housing and related housing assistance policies and programs in Australia.

To help more Australians access safe and affordable housing, the Australian government is developing a National Housing and Homelessness Plan. It has involved broad public consultation, which ran from 7 August 2023 to 30 November 2023, including with people with lived experience. This summary report outlines the main insights people shared during consultations.

This report is the culmination of a two-year collaborative project between RMIT University's Innovation Catalyst and The Constellation Project, which focused on reviewing, further developing, and sharing Constellation’s model of lived experience inclusion.

Centrecare’s Entrypoint Outreach Program (EPO) was a preventative early intervention pilot funded by Lotterywest designed to divert families and individuals from homelessness into housing. The brief intervention (2–6 weeks) targeted families who were newly homeless or were at immediate risk of homelessness in a very tight rental market.