This paper draws on the work carried out for the Australian Housing and research Institute on age-specific housing and care for low to moderate-income older people. It presents a typology of housing options and through a national survey of providers and residents, follow-up interviews with providers from three states (NSW, Victoria and WA), and three...

Almost 497,000 low-income households are spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs, and are classified as being ‘in housing stress’. With 45% of low-income private renters and 42% of low-income mortgagees in housing stress, housing assistance is increasingly an essential ‘safety net’ for Australians in need.

This report presents data from the 2007–08 Commonwealth State Housing Agreement (CSHA) private rent assistance data collection.

This paper focuses on the actual experience of housing affordability, revealing how deeply the problem cuts into the financial and general wellbeing of renters.

In 2005–06 private rent assistance was provided for just under 134,000 households across Australia. Of the $78.4 million spent, about $49 million was provided in bond loans, and $23.6 in rental grants and subsidies. This compares to $79.2 million spent in the previous year, $50.7 million of which was provided in bond loans, and $24.1...