This project employs AHURI's housing market microsimulation model (AHURI-3M) to undertake modelling on initiatives to improve the supply of affordable housing. The project is carried out in two stages. During the first stage, the authors address two key policy questions. First, what are the internal rates of return received by landlords in the current policy...

This report identifies emerging policy and management issues for public housing providers and for Commonwealth and state/territory governments as older people in public housing seek to age in place.At the 2001 Census, 102,735 older persons (aged 65 years or more) were housed in 87,940 public housing dwellings; nearly all (82 percent) were living alone or...

Many people are stuck between the high costs of home ownership and the insecurity of renting. A third option, residential leasehold title, could provide the best of both worlds for many households.

This research examines this international practice in planning for housing affordability in general and affordable housing in particular using examples from the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as Ireland, Canada and the Netherlands.This research examines this international practice in planning for housing affordability in general and affordable housing in particular. The report...

The aim of this study is to examine the themes of policy and service integration in the provision of social housing in Australia. In particular it seeks to identify the factors driving policy interest in this issue and stakeholder views about integration issues, challenges, opportunities and risks. As this positioning paper outlines, the study takes...