Public housing
Alternative labels
State housing
Report
Remote Indigenous housing is best delivered through locally adapted arrangements
The research shows that while much has been achieved to improve housing management in remote Indigenous communities under the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH) reforms, other areas require further development. Housing standards and tenancy management have generally improved in the case study communities. Government housing agencies have come a considerable way in...
Article
Why secure and affordable housing is an increasing worry for age pensioners
The average housing costs of older (65-plus) outright homeowners in lone-person households were A$38 a week in 2013-14, the Australian Bureau of Statistics calculated, compared to $103 for older social housing tenants and $232 for older private renters. Fortunately, over the last several decades almost all Australians who depend on the age pension for their...
Report
Affordable housing for all: towards an integrated housing strategy for Victoria
This report is the first output from Phase 3 of Transforming Housing. Its purpose is to establish the framework for action over the ensuing three years. The purpose of this report is to propose a series of clear and measurable responses to the burgeoning need for affordable housing in different parts of Melbourne and across...
Briefing paper
The economic benefits of providing public housing and support to formerly homeless people
The research examined the impact of programs providing social housing with support for people experiencing homelessness under the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH).
Strategy
From housing assets, to housing people: fixing Australia's social housing system
This paper develops a model that allows Australia’s governments to move from incremental, temporary measures to treat the symptoms of the dying funding model for Australia's social housing.