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What’s needed to make social impact investing work for affordable housing
Australia’s banks have invested around $1.5 billion dollars in social impact investment projects for community housing providers, however there are significant barriers to expanding social impact investments, AHURI research has found.
Funding opportunities, rather than household need, shape affordable housing developments
Complex funding opportunities, rather than the housing needs of low income households, are shaping the development of new affordable housing projects, new AHURI research reveals. The research, ‘Paying for affordable housing in different market contexts’, was undertaken by researchers from the University of New South Wales.
What is the status of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement?
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has recommended the senate pass the legislation relating to the new National Housing and Homelessness Agreement (NHHA). The Agreement was proposed in the 2017-2018 Budget.
What is needed to kickstart social impact investment for housing and homelessness?
A viable social impact investment (SII) market could provide desperately needed housing and support to Australia’s most vulnerable, a report from AHURI has found.
Overcoming roadblocks to reform state property taxes
Australian states and territories raised over 40 billion dollars from taxes on property in 2014–15, but how and where such taxes are levied has become very complex. Across Australia, different stamp duties, land tax rates and thresholds are in place for different classes of owners depending on how the property is used.