Social housing
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National social housing survey: a summary of national results
The majority of National Social Housing Survey respondents were either 'satisfied' or 'very satisfied' with living in either public housing or community housing.
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Urban social housing for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders: respecting culture and adapting services
This study sought to understand appropriate models of service provision in social housing for Indigenous Australians.
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Housing ACT: assessment of an application for priority housing
In December 2009 Ms A, a single mother with three children, complained to the ACT Ombudsman about having been on Housing ACT’s High Needs housing list for six months and not receiving any assistance from them. Ms A had been living in shortterm rental accommodation that she could not afford. She had fallen behind in...
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The stigmatisation of social housing: findings from a panel investigation
This Investigative Panel found that social housing neighbourhoods are stigmatised because government policies have worked to congregate socially disadvantaged people in social housing neighbourhoods while under-investing in the tenure. At the same time, the media has portrayed these neighbourhoods as a haven for criminals and the welfare dependent. The authors argue that social housing organisations...
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Pathways and choice in a diversifying social housing system
This study will seek to provide a better understanding of how access to social housing and mobility within the Australian social housing system are experienced by tenants, in a time of significant changes to the sector. The positioning paper outlines the conceptual and contextual background that informs the study which is currently underway.