Category Archives: Project News
‘Getting onto the wait list is a battle in itself’: insiders on what it takes to get social housing
Applying for social housing in Australia – the centrality of cultural, social and emotional capital
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‘A shrinking resource’: Report highlights scarcity of social housing
Australia’s social housing system is critically stressed: Many eligible applicants simply give up
Reified Scarcity & the problem space of ‘need’: Unpacking Australian social housing policy
States’ Housing Step-Up No Substitute for Federal Action
New research by the ACOSS/UNSW Poverty and Inequality Partnership shows renters on low and modest incomes are in the grip of a housing pincer, especially in regional Australia, as surging rents and the Commonwealth’s neglect of social and affordable housing creates acute stress. The report notes that while some States have recently increased their investmentContinue reading “States’ Housing Step-Up No Substitute for Federal Action”
Isn’t it time the federal government stepped up on social housing and its implications
Alan Morris (2021) Isn’t it time the federal government stepped up on social housing and its implications. The Fifth Estate, September 28.
COVID-19 effects on housing and homelessness: The story to mid-2021
Read Professor Hal Pawson’s chapter for the AIHW biennial report on Australia’s Welfare. COVID-19 effects on housing and homelessness: The story to mid-2021 – Hal Pawson. “This analytical article highlights a number of direct and indirect effects COVID-19 has had on Australia’s housing system and individuals’ housing security. For the most part, the article’s focus isContinue reading “COVID-19 effects on housing and homelessness: The story to mid-2021”
Waithood: The experience of waiting for social housing 