The aim of this study is to develop a special purpose financial instrument, identified in this report as Housing Supply Bonds, to finance the supply of affordable rental housing in Australia.

On 30 April, the Victorian Government began an extensive consultation process on the future of social housing in Victoria, as part of its commitment to develop a new housing framework better suited to our communities’ needs.

This is a study about sustainability outcomes of new affordable housing projects. Findings include that affordability for tenants generally lay on a range between that found in public housing and the private market.

This positioning paper is the first output of a research project, which aims to examine two models of public engagement in planning approval processes—Third Party Objection and Appeal Rights (TPOAR) and Fast tracked planning—to see how they impact on housing supply, resident perceptions, and realisation of planning goals. Authors: Nicole Cook, Elizabeth Taylor, Joe Hurley...

Drawing upon original interviews with support agencies and young care leavers, this paper raises some pertinent questions for policy makers and emphasises the importance of affordability problems for severely limiting the ability of many young people to both obtain and maintain independent housing.