Housing


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

Ageing, HousingPosted: 2007-12-12

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

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

Housing and Integration of Migrants in Europe

Eurofound

This 112-page report presents successful practices and strategies for integrating migrants into local communities

Immigration & Refugees, HousingPosted: 2008-01-10

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 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

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

Australia's Homeless Youth

National Youth Commission

A 401-page Australian study of youth homelessness

Families, Children & Youth, HousingPosted: 2008-04-17

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

Ageing, HousingPosted: 2008-05-05

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

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

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

Housing, HealthPosted: 2008-07-04

More Than a Bed: Sydney's Homeless Speak Out

Wesley Mission

A 44-page Australian report examining the causes of homelessness

Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-07-12

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

Ageing, HousingPosted: 2008-09-05

Social Housing and Worklessness: Qualitative Research Findings

DWP

This 154-page UK report examines the relatively high levels of worklessness within the social housing sector

HousingPosted: 2008-09-16

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

Women, Domestic and Family Violence and Homelessness

OFW

This 84-page Australian report studies the support and accommodation needs of women and children affected by family violence

Families, Children & Youth, HousingPosted: 2008-10-05

Anatomy of a Train Wreck: Causes of the Mortgage Meltdown

Independent Institute

A 29-page article examining the causes of the US mortgage meltdown

Economic Policy, HousingPosted: 2008-10-14

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.

Ageing, HousingPosted: 2008-11-28

A Safety Net for Bubble Buyers: Rescuing Homeowners from Collapsing Home Values

The Century Foundation

A 4-page US proposal for assisting homeowners from the consequences of negative equity

Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-11-28

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

Women, Domestic and Family Violence and Homelessness

OWF

This 84-page Australian report investigates the support and accommodation needs of women (and children) affected by domestic and family violence

Families, Children & Youth, HousingPosted: 2008-12-04

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.

Ageing, HousingPosted: 2009-01-07

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

Preventing and Ending Homelessness: Next Steps

Urban Institute

This 12-page brief examines the current state of homelessness in the US, how community responses are changing, what is working, and what policymakers should be doing to make more advances

Housing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-02-20

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

Ageism: Designed and Planned for Older Australians?

Council on the Ageing

This 28-page Australian study draws attention to ageist stereotypes and assumptions of older people held by professionals involved in the policy, design and planning of the built environment, in particular residential complexes

Ageing, HousingPosted: 2009-03-12

Homelessness in Canada: Past, Present, Future

CPRN

This 13-page Canadian paper looks at the evolution of the set of social problems we now call homelessness and the efforts of governments and communities to address them

Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-19

Home Truths: Mental Health, Housing and Homelessness in Australia

Mental Health Council of Australia

This 68-page Australian report explores how the lack of recognition of the pivotal value of a secure home affects mental health and homelessness in Australia, and identifies what needs to be done to improve housing outcomes

Housing, HealthPosted: 2009-03-26

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

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

Housing Inequality in the United States

Levy Economics Institute

This 39-page working paper explores the various socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, as well as the distinct immigration experiences and spatial patterns that shape racial and ethnic inequality in US home ownership

Housing, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-05-27

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

The Impacts of Foreclosures on Families and Communities: A Primer

Urban Institute

This 54-page US brief summarizes what is known about how foreclosures adversely affect households and their neighborhoods — from children and the elderly to public safety and local property tax revenues. It also looks at policies, programs, and response strategies to prevent or mitigate the fallout

Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-07

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

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

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

Hybrid Buildings: Pathways for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in the Housing Sector

Institute for Social Research

This Australian report shows how the carbon emissions from 5-star rated homes can be reduced to zero, with the savings averaging eleven tonnes per house each year

Climate Change & Environment, HousingPosted: 2009-08-11

Immigration and Housing Booms: Evidence from Spain

IZA

This 34-page discussion paper estimates empirically the effect of immigration on house prices and residential construction activity in Spain over the period 1998-2008

Housing, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-08-13

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

Improving the Energy Performance of Buildings: Learning from the European Union and Australia

Rand Corporation

This 61-page US report examines how policies to increase energy efficiency in buildings in the European Union and Australia have worked and draws implications for the design of similar public policies for the United States

Climate Change & Environment, HousingPosted: 2009-09-23

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

Ageing, HousingPosted: 2009-10-22

Unlocking Potential, Transforming Lives: An Evaluation of Crisis SmartSkills, a Personalised Accredited Learning Programme

Crisis

This 58-page UK publication explores the difference that personalised learning alongside access to accommodation made to the lives of people with experience of homelessness

Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-13

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

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

Sustained Earnings Gains for Residents in a Public Housing Jobs Program

MDRC

An 8-page US policy brief reporting on a test of whether a program that combined employment and training services, new rent rules to “make work pay,” and neighbor-to-neighbor outreach centering on work could make a difference in the economic prospects of public housing residents

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HousingPosted: 2010-02-11

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

Health, HousingPosted: 2010-03-09

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?

Ageing, HousingPosted: 2010-03-09

Atlantic Exchange: Case Studies of Housing and Community Redevelopment in the US and the UK

Urban Institute

This 29-page report describes two case studies of previously distressed communities—one in the United States and one in the United Kingdom—that have been redeveloped and revitalized

Urban Issues, HousingPosted: 2010-03-25

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

Monitoring Success in Choice Neighborhoods: A Proposed Approach to Performance Measurement

Urban Institute

This 50-page paper considers how to effectively evaluate outcomes and measure success in comprehensive community transformation efforts like Choice Neighborhoods. The Choice Neighborhoods Initiative proposed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is intended to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty and severely distressed housing into revitalized mixed-income communities

Urban Issues, HousingPosted: 2010-05-28

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

House Price Volatility and the Housing Ladder

IZA

This 52-page discussion paper investigates the effects of housing price risk on housing choices over the life-cycle

HousingPosted: 2010-09-22

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

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

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

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

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

Expanding Housing Finance to the Underserved in South Asia

World Bank

This 358-page report argues that South Asia’s future economic growth, social development, and employment are tied to providing housing and nurturing real-estate growth

Housing, RegionalPosted: 2010-12-07

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

Housing, AgeingPosted: 2010-12-15

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

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

Ageing, HousingPosted: 2011-01-05

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

Preliminary Analysis of National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program Effects: September 2010 Update

Urban Institute

A 162-page US study of the effectiveness of the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) programme

Housing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-01-24

Rough Living: Surviving Homelessness and Violence

UTSePress

This 70-page Australian report reveals the ways in which intense chains of disadvantage incorporating homelessness are triggered by very early experiences of violence

Housing, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-26

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

Housing, HealthPosted: 2011-02-17

The Hidden Truth about Homelessness: Experiences of Single Homelessness in England

Crisis

This 74-page UK study aims to expose the extent of hidden homelessness, explore the experiences and needs of single homeless people who are hidden and identify the consequences of living in such marginalised and insecure circumstances

Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-05-19

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

Precarious Housing and Health Inequalities: What Are the Links?

Hanover Welfare Services

Summary findings of an Australian study exploring the relationship between precarious housing and health

Health, HousingPosted: 2011-08-08

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

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

Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China: Evidence from CHARLS

IZA

A 36-page discussion paper examining the type of living arrangement experienced by elderly Chinese

Ageing, HousingPosted: 2012-01-16

Developing Sustainable Affordable Housing: A Project Level Analysis

AHURI

A 138-page Australian report examining how contemporary Australian affordable housing projects are designed, financed, developed and managed

HousingPosted: 2012-03-13

First Time Underwater: The Impact of the First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit

CEPR

An 18-page US report examining the effects of the 2009 first-time homebuyer tax credit on the housing sector

HousingPosted: 2012-04-19

Market Assessment of Housing Options for Older People

NPI

This 90-page UK paper examines whether the housing stock is able to meet the changing demands of England’s ageing households

Ageing, HousingPosted: 2012-04-30

Housing Supply Bonds: A Suitable Instrumnt to Channel Investment towards Affordable Housing in Australia?

AHURI

This report investigates the potential to adapt the Austrian Housing Construction Convertible Bonds scheme to Australia

HousingPosted: 2012-05-19

The Role of Community Housing Organisations in Meeting the Housing and Support Needs of People who are Homeless

AHURI

This 51-page Australian study examines the role of CHOs in addressing homelessness and whether the sector will have the capacity to provide sustainable housing and support to this group in the context of expansion of the sector

Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2012-05-19