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Representatives from a range of sectors from across the country met in Sydney and virtually on Thursday 9th May for the AHURI one day conference Circular economy housing, to explore what it will take for the Australian housing sector to make the shift toward reducing the significant carbon emissions generated throughout the life-cycle of Australian homes. 

Enabling social housing tenants to participate in social housing policy and services that affect them can lead to a range of positive benefits: from improving the way housing and associated essential social services are provided to giving tenants a heightened sense of autonomy and a stronger sense of belonging within their communities, new AHURI research has highlighted. This is especially relevant as social housing tenants increasingly present with more complex health, housing and social care needs.

AHURI is pleased to announce the funded research activities of the 2024 National Housing Research Program. The 2024 program has funded a major Inquiry focused on construction constraints affecting the supply of housing, as well as 14 research projects addressing a wide range of housing system challenges.

The Specialist Disability Accommodation program, which delivers specialist housing support for Australians with extreme functional impairment or very high needs, is designed to attract private market investment; however program restrictions are creating a barrier to this investment.  While Community Housing Providers are ideally placed to deliver this highly specialised accommodation, some are pausing their involvement due to the level of financial risk they are required to bear, according to new AHURI research.

New AHURI research has revealed today that more households with higher incomes are renting and the shortage of private rental homes that are affordable for very low income households has worsened.