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Managing Access to Social Housing in Australia: Unpacking policy frameworks and service provision outcomes

Homelessness numbers have jumped since COVID

‘I’ve been on the waiting list for over 20 years’: why social housing suitable for people with disabilities is desperately needed

https://theconversation.com/ive-been-on-the-waiting-list-for-over-20-years-why-social-housing-suitable-for-people-with-disabilities-is-desperately-needed-193455

Ideal bureaucracy? The application and assessment process for social housing in three Australian states.

https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/BKQJIHHW7URDFXXE7GCA/full?target=10.1080/19491247.2022.2132460

The market has failed to give Australians affordable housing, so don’t expect it to solve the crisis

https://theconversation.com/the-market-has-failed-to-give-australians-affordable-housing-so-dont-expect-it-to-solve-the-crisis-192177

‘I left with the kids and ended up homeless with them’: the nightmare of housing wait lists for people fleeing domestic violence

https://theconversation.com/i-left-with-the-kids-and-ended-up-homeless-with-them-the-nightmare-of-housing-wait-lists-for-people-fleeing-domestic-violence-187687

‘Getting onto the wait list is a battle in itself’: insiders on what it takes to get social housing

https://theconversation.com/getting-onto-the-wait-list-is-a-battle-in-itself-insiders-on-what-it-takes-to-get-social-housing-184838

Applying for social housing in Australia – the centrality of cultural, social and emotional capital

:  https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GMSWCURRP4NMEUMKP8RU/full?target=10.1080/14036096.2022.2085169

‘A shrinking resource’: Report highlights scarcity of social housing

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/a-shrinking-resource-report-highlights-scarcity-of-social-housing-20220525-p5aogb.html

Australia’s social housing system is critically stressed: Many eligible applicants simply give up

https://theconversation.com/australias-social-housing-system-is-critically-stressed-many-eligible-applicants-simply-give-up-183530

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 investment…

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 is…

A Housing Strategy for NSW: a good idea, but Housing 2041 falls short

Social housing production continues to languish