Housing & Homelessness 

The Rent Assistance Programme: A Synthesis and Analysis of Stakeholder Views 

October 2005 

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. It has been prepared in support of work being carried out by the Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS).


Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. The research questions
  3. Summary of opinions and perspectives raised in discussions
      4. 3.1 Difficulties in securing affordable and appropriate housing
      3.2 Government housing programmes
      3.3 Targeting of RA
      3.4 Operational issues
  4. Discussion of themes and issues emerging from focus groups
      5. 4.1 Difficulties in securing affordable and appropriate housing
      4.2 Government housing programmes
      4.3 Targeting of RA

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