A report by the senate select committee on housing affordability in Australia.
The Council released its 2nd State of Supply Report 2010 on 27 April 2010. Underlying demand has continued to grow (by more than 200,000 households) and the gap between demand and supply has continued to increase since the last report.
This report provides a narrative description of results of the projection of future housing demand in the capital cities and balances of state for the eight States and Territories of Australia for the period, 2006-21.
In July 1998 the former Australian Government Department of Families and Community Services (FaCS) commissioned a national survey of social security clients who received Rent Assistance payments.
This mid-term report (July 2002) is on the progress of the Centrepay National Centrepay National No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) Pilot Project.
This is the second stage report (November 2002) on the progress of the Centrepay National No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) pilot project.
The 2003 Commonwealth State Housing Agreement is an agreement, authorised under the Housing Assistance Act 1996, between the Australian Government and the states and territories.
The Household Organisational Management Expenses (HOME) Advice Program assists families who face difficulty in maintaining tenancies or home ownership due to personal or financial circumstances.
The Housing Assistance Act 1996 aims to assist people to obtain access to housing that is affordable and appropriate to their needs, and to provide assistance for other housing related purposes.
These surveys began as customer satisfaction surveys and have gradually been expanded to obtain tenant opinions on other aspects of housing provided. Reports from 2005 onwards are available on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare website.
This report is aimed to gain an understanding of the problems being faced in public housing estate renewal projects and to develop a framework for project evaluation, particularly with respect to social and economic impacts.
Review of additional housing needs for low income renters to define the range of circumstances that give rise to the need for a housing supply response
The Commonwealth have prepared a set of guidelines for state and territory governments which set out arrangements for the administration and delivery of Stage 2 (new construction) which includes procurement requirements.
This report documents an investigation of stakeholder views about the operation of the Australian Government's Rent Assistance (RA) programme, in the context of broader housing affordability issues.