Housing
Housing Stress and the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Families
AFRC
A 9-page Australian briefing paper exploring the relationship between housing affordability, housing stress and mental health and wellbeing
The Costs and Benefits of Using Private Housing as the 'Home Base' for Care of Older People
AHURI
This 62-page Australian report outlines research into the relationships between the costs and benefits of using private housing as the home base for the care of older people
What Can Be Done to Improve Employment Outcomes Among People Receiving Housing Assistance?
AHURI
A 6-page Australian policy bulletin summarizing the impediments to economic participation among recipients of housing assistance
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HousingPosted: 2009-06-11
Innovation in Affordable Housing in Australia: Bringing Policy and Practice for Not-for-profit Housing Organisations Together
AHURI
This 197-page Australian report study investigates the policy environment and accomplishments of emerging not-for-profit housing developers in Australia. The core purpose is to understand the current operating environment of these agencies and to identify directions for policy that could enable these or similar organisations to make larger scale contributions to the provision of affordable housing
HousingPosted: 2009-07-14
Improving Access to Social Housing: Paradigms, Principles and Reforms
AHURI
This 106-Australian report examines some options for improving access to social housing
HousingPosted: 2007-04-25
The Dynamics of Housing Affordability: Movements in and out of Housing Affordability Stress 2001–2006
AHURI
A 70-page Australian report investigating the dynamics of housing affordability in Australia over the period 2001–06 by tracking the housing affordability trajectories of a nationally representative sample of Australians across a period of six years
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-14
Rental Housing Provision for Lower-Income Older Australians: Final Report
AHURI
This 186-page report highlights the increasing social housing needs of low-income older Australians
Supporting Tenants with Demanding Behaviour: A Review of the Research Evidence
AHURI
This 37-page Australian positioning paper examines the research literature on managing and supporting tenants who present demanding behaviour
Housing, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-05-23
Submarkets in Public Sector Housing: An Abstract Concept or a Decision-making Tool?
AHURI
This 36-page Australian report is designed to evaluate the concept of ‘housing submarkets’ in terms of its relevance for social housing analysis and to assess its usefulness in informing management and administrative practices in the social housing sector
HousingPosted: 2009-08-28
The Benefits and Risks of Home Ownership: Disaggregating the Effects of Household Income
AHURI
This 54-page Australian positioning paper is the first report from a project which seeks to add to the research evidence base on the financial and non-financial outcomes of home ownership for households
HousingPosted: 2009-09-14
Housing Social Cohesion
AHURI
This 15-page Australian paper examines whether housing policy has a direct relationship with social cohesion
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-07-23
Approaches to Evaluation of Affordable Housing Initiatives in Australia
AHURI
This 102-page Australian research paper overviews ideas and developments in the theory and methods for evaluating housing programmes, and considers objectives and possible mechanisms for improving housing affordability
HousingPosted: 2007-08-09
Reverse Mortgages and Older People: Growth Factors and Implications for Retirement Decisions
AHURI
A 97-page Australian positioning paper considering the key factors impacting the examination of reverse mortgage use by older people in terms of possible growth factors and the potential implications for their retirement decisions
How Does Housing Assistance Affect Employment, Health & Social Cohesion?
AHURI
An 8-page Australian policy bulletin reviewing the evidence base on the well-being outcomes of housing, and identifying key knowledge gaps
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-03-12
Housing Insecurity and its Link to the Social Inclusion Agenda
AHURI
This 4-page Australian article examines the multi-dimensional nature of housing insecurity
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-05-26
Child Support and Housing Outcomes
AHURI
This 100-page Australian report describes the relationships between the payment and receipt of child support and housing outcomes
Social Policy, HousingPosted: 2008-05-05
The Cost-Effectiveness of Homelessness Programs
AHURI
A 4-page Australian research bulletin examining the cost-effectiveness of different homelessness programmes
HousingPosted: 2008-07-31
Older Persons in Public Housing
AHURI
This 99-page Australian report identifies the policy and management issues for public housing providers dealing with older people
Indigenous Homelessness
AHURI
A 44-page Australian positioning paper for research into understanding the housing needs of indigenous people
Indigenous Affairs, HousingPosted: 2008-09-28
The Role of Home Maintenance and Modification Services in Achieving Health, Community Care and Housing Outcomes in Later Life
AHURI
This 176-page Australian research aims to establish the foundations for a more extensive evidence base to underpin policies to provide home maintenance and modification (HMM) services to older Australians.
Natural Disaster Preparation and Response: A Guide for State Housing Authorities
AHURI
This 52-page Australian positioning paper reviews the international literature on disaster management, summarises Governments' arrangements to manage disasters and outlines the gaps in knowledge and the methods devised for the project to address these gaps
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HousingPosted: 2009-03-04
Gentrification and Displacement: A Review of Approaches and Findings in the Literature
AHURI
This 32-page Australian positioning paper considers the international literature on gentrification-related household displacement
Housing, Urban IssuesPosted: 2009-04-01
The Housing Careers of People with a Disability and Carers of People with a Disability
AHURI
A 64-page Australian research paper considering the housing careers of persons affected by disability and those family members with significant care responsibilities
Disability, HousingPosted: 2009-05-20
How Does Security of Tenure Impact on Public Housing Tenants?
AHURI
A 6-page Australian bulletin discussing the benefits of providing security of tenure to public housing occupants
HousingPosted: 2006-08-04
Public Housing and Employment
AHURI
A 4-page Australian bulletin synthesising research on the incentive and disincentive effects of public housing on employment
HousingPosted: 2006-08-04
How Can the Benefits of Housing Regeneration Programs be Sustained?
AHURI
A 4-page Australian policy bulletin examining the implementation of social housing estate renewal scheme exit strategies
Housing, Urban IssuesPosted: 2007-02-21
Improving Housing Responses to Indigenous Patterns of Mobility
AHURI
This 75-page Australian study examines housing service responses to Indigenous patterns of temporary mobility and how these can be improved
Indigenous Affairs, HousingPosted: 2010-02-05
At Home and in Place? The Role of Housing in Social Inclusion
AHURI
A 118-page Australian report aiming to enhance understanding of aspects of home, housing and place which interact with social and economic disadvantage and the ways in which housing-related policies and programs can promote social inclusion
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-11-11
Public Housing, Women and Employment: Challenges and Strategies
AHURI
This 99-page Australian research examines why and how public housing tenants (and in particular sole parents and women with unemployed partners) are able to (re-)enter paid work despite the many barriers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HousingPosted: 2010-11-09
Integration and Social Housing in Australia
AHURI
This 58-page Australian study examines the themes of policy and service integration in the provision of social housing
HousingPosted: 2008-03-19
Housing Affordability and the Economy: A Review of Laabour Market Impacts and Policy Issues
AHURI
This 58-page Australian report focuses on matches and mismatches between labour and housing markets in large, globally connected cities
HousingPosted: 2006-08-29
Can Tenant Incentive Schemes Improve Housing Management Outcomes?
AHURI
A 6-page Australian policy bulletin reporting on Australian perceptions of the efficacy of tenant incentive schemes
HousingPosted: 2006-09-07
Housing, Inequality and the Role of Population Mobility
AHURI
This 72-page Australian study aims to bring the role of population mobility into contemporary academic understandings of socio-spatial polarisation
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-17
Gentrification and Displacement: The Household Impacts of Neighbourhood Change
AHURI
This 89-page Australian report examines the process of gentrification and its impact
Housing, Urban IssuesPosted: 2011-01-20
The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Homelessness Prevention and Assistance Programs
AHURI
An 85-page positioning paper describing the research design for a study of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of homelessness prevention and support programmes in Western Australia
HousingPosted: 2006-10-10
Housing, Loneliness and Health
AHURI
This 35-page essay asks whether housing, loneliness and health are connected in contemporary Australia, and if they are, whether it a nexus that can be addressed positively through housing policy
Homelessness Prevention for Women and Children Who Have Experienced Domestic and Family Violence: Innovations in Policy and Practice
AHURI
This 54-page Australian positioning paper explores the value and implementation challenges of innovative staying at home homelessness prevention measures
Housing, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-06-23
Financing Affordable Housing: A Critical Comparative Review of the United Kingdom and Australia
AHURI
A 4-page Australian policy bulletin examining changes in the financing of social and affordable housing in the UK and Australia
HousingPosted: 2006-11-15
Addressing Locational Disadvantage Effectively
AHURI
This 108-page Australian report provides findings from a research synthesis of international evidence on how governments can intervene to improve the lives of disadvantaged residents in areas of concentrated poverty and disadvantage
Poverty & Hunger, HousingPosted: 2011-08-24
International Trends in Housing and Policy Responses
AHURI
A 188-page Australian study reviewing housing policies across a range of countries having a level of development similar to that of Australia
HousingPosted: 2008-01-28
The Benefits and Risks of Home Ownership for Low-moderate Income Households
AHURI
A 166-page Australian study of the benefits and risks of home ownership with special reference to low-moderate income households
HousingPosted: 2010-10-27
Dwelling, Land and Neighbourhood Use by Older Home Owners
AHURI
This 340-page Australian research seeks to answer the following questions: What are the types, sizes and locations of dwellings occupied by older home owners? How do these patterns vary for different household sizes? What incentives or disincentives could encourage or discourage the efficient use of dwellings and land occupied by older home owners?
Mortgage Default in Australia: Nature, Causes and Social and Economic Impacts
AHURI
This 91-page Australian report presents and analyses primary data gathered from a survey of defaulting mortgagors and a number of follow-up interviews, in order to better understand the factors mainly responsible for borrowers falling into mortgage repayment difficulties, the range of impacts on their lives and the clues all this might give for sensible policy development
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-04-14
International Practice in Planning for Affordable Housing: Lessons for Australia
AHURI
This 98-page Australian report reviews the international experience of using urban planning systems to foster the affordable housing supply
HousingPosted: 2007-10-11
Service Directions and Issues in Social Housing for Indigenous Households in Urban and Regional Areas
AHURI
This 101-page Australian research investigates how social housing services are provided to Indigenous clients in urban and regional settings
Indigenous Affairs, HousingPosted: 2010-06-07
The Integration of Homelessness, Mental health and Drug and Alcohol Services in Australia
AHURI
This 54-page Australian study aims to increase understanding of the ways in which homelessness, mental health and drug and alcohol services can be coordinated or integrated to provide services to homeless people
Social Policy, HousingPosted: 2010-08-04
Housing Assistance, Social Inclusion and People with Disabilities
AHURI
This 70-page Australian research looks at the role that housing and housing assistance plays in facilitating and supporting the economic and social participation of people with disabilities
Housing, DisabilityPosted: 2010-09-16
Housing, Public Policy and Social Inclusion
AHURI
A 42-page Australian positioning paper aiming to make explicit the ways that housing processes ‘perform’ in accentuating or ameliorating social disadvantage
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-09-27
How do Housing and Housing Assistance Relate to Social Cohesion?
AHURI
A 4-page Australian policy bulletin synthesizing research into the relationship between housing and social cohesion
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-12-03
Older Persons in Public Housing: Present and Future Profile
AHURI
A 90-page Australian research paper identifies particular issues for public housing tenants and addresses the implications for service providers
Submarkets in Public Sector Housing
AHURI
A 25-page Australian positioning paper assessing the "housing submarket" concept in relation to its potential policy relevance for the public housing sector
HousingPosted: 2008-01-03
Pathways From Out-of-home Care
AHURI
A 4-page Australian policy bulletin dealing with the importance of housing pathways for care leavers
Families, Children & Youth, HousingPosted: 2010-09-27
Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer in Women Diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma in situ in Australia between 1995 and 2005
AIHW
This 36-page Austrslian report presents data that show that women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are at significantly increased risk of being diagnosed with invasive breast cancer later on in their lives, even though the DCIS would have been treated appropriately at the time
Homes for All: A Blueprint for Australia
Australian Council of Social Service
This brief document highlights the issues of homelessness, high rents and public housing in Australia and offers a 7-point strategy for the government to adopt.
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-01-23
Asset Rich, but Income Poor: Australian Housing Wealth and Retirement in an International Context
Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
This 56-page paper looks at patterns of own-home wealth across the life cycle in Australia and in several North American and Western European countries
An Analysis of the Determinants of the Labour Market Activities of Housing Assistance Recipients
Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute
A 34-page positioning paper for an investigation into the effects of housing assistance on labour market activity in Australia
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HousingPosted: 2004-06-29
Youth Homelessness: Four Policy Proposals
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 60-page Australian report on the causes of youth homelessness, effective prevention strategies in schools and proposals for strengthening early intervention capacity
Families, Children & Youth, HousingPosted: 2004-10-12
What Drives Australian Housing Careers? An Examination of the Role of Labour Market, Social and Economic Determinants
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 90-page Australian study designed to further the understanding of the key drivers that determine the decisions people make about their housing during their lifetimes
HousingPosted: 2004-09-29
Disincentives and Housing Assistance
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 73-page Australian report examining the role of housing assistance as a disincentive to employment or working longer hours
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HousingPosted: 2004-09-14
A Practical Framework for Expanding Affordable Housing Services in Australia: Learning From Experience
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 150-page report on research into the experience of NGOs and not-for-profit organisations that have undertaken the development of affordable housing projects across Australia. Includes a review of experience overseas
HousingPosted: 2004-07-14
Housing Options and Independent Living: Sustainable Outcomes for Older People Who Are Homeless
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 109-page study of the housing needs, preferences and facilities available for older homeless people in Australia
A Review of Private Rental Support Programs
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 41-page positioning paper for a project to determine the effectiveness of private rental support proograms in Australia
HousingPosted: 2004-06-29
Financing Affordable Housing: A Critical Comparative Review of the United Kingdom and Australia
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 130-page report comparing the U.K. and Australian approaches to the provision of affordable housing and examining the applicability of recent U.K. developments to the Australian situation
HousingPosted: 2004-11-26
Entering Rental Housing
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 53-page report of an Australian study into entering assisted rental housing. It focuses on clients' perceptions of their experiences of living in private rental and their future housing expectations
HousingPosted: 2004-06-29
Affordability and Sustainability Outcomes: A Triple Bottom-Line Assessment of Traditional Development and Master Planned Communities
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 73-page Australian report on reconciling housing affordability with environmental sustainability
Housing, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-06-28
Operating Deficits and Public Housing: Policy Options for Reversing the Trend
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 180-page report examining trends in the financial performance of Australian and New Zealand housing authorities with a view to developing policies for returning public housing to surplus and enabling an expansion in assisted housing
Housing, Urban IssuesPosted: 2004-06-10
Boarding Houses and Government Supply Side Intervention
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
This 76-page Australian study examines the potential role of government in protecting and encouraging this form of accommodation, which provides an important source of low-cost housing in Australian cities
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-15
Developing Appropriate Exit Strategies for Housing Regeneration Programmes
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
This 38-page Australian positioning paper introduces research being undertaken to review current practice and develop appropriate strategy models for housing regeneration programmes
HousingPosted: 2004-04-07
Tenancy Databases: Risk minimisation and outcomes
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
This 74-page report examines the nature and use of tenancy databases in Australia, and explores the policy implications
Housing, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2004-02-16
Independent Living Units: the Forgotten Social Housing Sector
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
This 87-page report examines the significance of ILU
Housing Assistance and Non-Shelter Outcomes
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
This 143-page Australian Study examines the non-shelter outcomes of housing assistance
HousingPosted: 2005-02-22
Developing Models of Good Practice in Meeting the Needs of Homeless Young People in Rural Areas
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 64-page study into models of good practice in meeting the needs of homeless young people in rural areas of Australia
Housing, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-08-24
How to Help Indigenous Families into Stable Housing and Sustainable Tenancy
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 4-page Australian research and policy bulletin explaining how to help indigenous women and children who are homeless or at risk of homelessness into stable housing and sustainable tenancy
HousingPosted: 2005-06-15
Ageing in Place: Intergenerational and Interfamilial Housing Transfers and Shifts in Later Life
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 135-page Australian study examining the values and priorities of older Australians affecting the pattern of future housing tenure, lifestyle and family relationships
A Review of Housing Management Tenant Incentive Schemes
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
This 38-page positioning paper reviews the use of tenant incentive schemes internationally and assesses their potential for Australian social housing
HousingPosted: 2005-10-19
Directions for Affordable Housing Policy in Australia: Outcomes of a Stakeholder Forum
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
This 29-page report contains the views of housing experts and stakeholders on meeting housing affordability challenges in Australia
HousingPosted: 2005-09-07
Conceptualising and Measuring the Housing Affordability Problem
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
This 84-page Australian background paper reviews relevant research on affordability issues and discusses some of the main methods of measuring housing affordability
HousingPosted: 2006-03-08
Precarious Employment and Housing Insecurity: Understanding the Connections
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 47-page Australian conference paper on current research investigating how precarious attachment to the labour market contributes to housing insecurity
HousingPosted: 2005-03-26
Housing Need and Provision for Recently-Arrived Refugees in Australia
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 4-page policy bulletin describing the housing situation of recent refugees to Australia
Immigration & Refugees, HousingPosted: 2005-09-07
A Review of Private Rental Support Programs
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 67-page report reviewing the effectiveness of Private Rental Support Programs in Australia
HousingPosted: 2005-10-07
Homeless People in SAAP
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A 136-page Australian annual report overviewing assistance given to clients and their children by the Supported Accommodation Assistance Programme, that provides homeless Australians with housing support to help them achieve greater independence
HousingPosted: 2005-03-25
Homeless SAAP Clients With a Disability 2002-03
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 24-page Australian bulletin provides an overview of assistance given to homeless people with a disability, the nature of the disabilities and the housing outcomes
Disability, HousingPosted: 2005-02-15
A Profile of Social Housing in Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
In analysing the functions of social housing since 2003, this 54-page Australian report provides an evidence base upon which future policies can be built
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-09-23
Reform: Housing 2009
Australian Law Reform Commission
This 93-page Australian report focuses on the ability to provide adequate housing for everyone
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-22
Better Housing Futures: Stimulating Private Investment in Affordable Housing
Brotherhood of St. Laurence
This 61-page Australian report proposes an affordable housing program drawing on the resources and expertise of government, the private sector and the community sector
HousingPosted: 2004-02-22
Sustainable Design, Climate Change and the Built Environment
CABE
An 8-page UK briefing setting out what the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment will do to address the issues of sustainable design and climate change and the action needed from the public and private sectors
Climate Change & Environment, HousingPosted: 2007-10-17
Locked Out 2004: California
California Budget Project
This 36-page report analyses the nature and causes of the shortage of affordable housing in California
HousingPosted: 2004-03-12
Housing Policies: New Times, New Foundations
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A 22-page paper drawing on the housing policy experiences of the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Canada to suggest the components of a housing policy for the future
HousingPosted: 2005-03-12
Who's Dreaming? Homeownership Among Low Income Families
Center for Economic and Policy Research
A 12-page U.S. briefing paper examining the relative merits of renting and owning homes among low income households
Housing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-01-12
The Key to Stabilizing House Prices: Bring Them Down
CEPR
A 7-page brief offering proposals for stabilizing the US housing market
HousingPosted: 2008-12-03
Right to Rent Plan
CEPR
A 2-page US issue brief discussing a plan designed to solve the mortgage foreclosure crisis
HousingPosted: 2009-07-31
Residential Mobility of the European Elderly
CESifo
This 22-page paper analyses the residential mobility decisions of the elderly and the factors influencing them in eleven European countries
Affordable Housing: The Community Housing Sector in New Zealand
CHRANZ
This 141-page study assesses the community housing sector in New Zealand and offers recommendations as to how the sector can contribute towards improving housing affordability
HousingPosted: 2007-11-14
Access to Safe and Secure Housing for At Risk and Vulnerable Young People
CHRANZ
This 107-page research is the first systematic attempt to explore the alignment between the housing sector and the housing needs of at risk and vulnerable young people in New Zealand. It provides information necessary to better align the housing sector and the service sector that provides for and attempts to improve the life chances and wellbeing of at risk and vulnerable young people.
Housing, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-02-07
Local Government and Affordable Housing
CHRANZ
A 74-page New Zealand study conducted to explore the current role of local government in affordable housing, the potential for optimising this role and the challenges facing the local authorities
HousingPosted: 2007-09-22
Evaluation of Social Homebuy Pilot Scheme for Affordable Housing: Final Report
CLG
This 111-page UK report outlines the progress made with a piot scheme for the provision of affordable housing
HousingPosted: 2008-06-13
Innovative Construction Products and Techniques
CLG - UK
A 45-page UK report providing information on innovative construction products and techniques, with particular reference to fire safety
Housing, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-01-08
The Code for Sustiainable Homes
CLG - UK
A 68-page document setting out the assessment process and performance standards required for the UK Code for Sustainable Homes
Housing, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-02-29
Council of Australian Governments' Initiatives Regarding Mental Health and Homelessness
COAG
A document summarising the Australian Governments' mental health initiatives directly or indirectly relating to homelessness
Delivering Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods: A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society
Communities and Local Government
This 37-page UK publication sets out a record of the actions and recommendations that were proposed in the February 2008 strategy document, the measures taken and progess made.