Rental affordability
Report
Rental affordability snapshot: Brisbane metropolitan area 2023
Renters in Brisbane, Australia, particularly those on low incomes, are continuing to face the dual challenges of extremely limited availability and lack of affordability of rental housing. This report aims to document the lived experience of those on a low income who have no choice but to compete for these few properties.
Report
Priced out: an index of affordable rentals for Australia’s essential workers
This report offers proposals to make renting more secure and more affordable, and calls for major reform of Australia's tax and policy settings. The author also outlines strategies to end the under-supply of social and affordable housing.
Report
State of the nation’s housing 2022–23
This report provides a snapshot of housing demand and supply across Australia, with a view to identifying supply shortfalls that could over time exacerbate affordability problems.
Report
A blueprint to tackle Queensland’s housing crisis
This report considers the role that both the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments have in addressing the current housing crisis, and includes a policy review, private rental housing market analysis, and social housing needs analysis.
Discussion paper
Reforming rent assistance: ending rental stress across Australia
This paper explores how and whether Commonwealth Rent Assistance is delivering on its aim, which is to alleviate rental stress for people on the lowest incomes.