A comparison of the locational advantages and disadvantages for low and moderate income home-buyers compared to those for public and private renters
Summary
Evaluation of the locational amenity outcomes of three housing assistance programs (public housing, Commonwealth Rent Assistance, mortgage assistance) showed significant differences both across programs and across target groups. In terms of providing amenity, public housing provided the highest levels of locational amenity followed by Commonwealth Rent Assistance and then Keystart (a mortgage assistance program). The comparison is not straight forward, however, given the different levels of financial commitment required from a household by the different forms of housing assistance, the spatial patterns of house prices, and the different housing outcomes that the different forms of assistance provide.
Project Number: 80038
Research Theme: Home_Ownership, Private_Rental, Public_and_Community_Housing
Project Leader: Newman, Peter
Funding Year: 2000
Research Centre: Western Australia
Description
The advantages of home ownership in Perth were examined through a comparison of the spatial advantages and disadvantages in Western Australia's Keystart and other CSHA-funded loan schemes. These were compared with the other housing assistance schemes of public rental and rental-assistance. The advantages assessed were access to services, schools, transport and employment, the value of property, and the satisfaction experienced by the owners.
More Information
Final Report: No. 052: Locational advantage and disadvantage in public housing, Rent Assistance and Housing Loan Assistance in Perth
1333 KB PDF Document
Positioning Paper: No. 039: Locational advantage and disadvantage in Public Housing, Rent Assistance and Housing Loan Assistance in Perth
687 KB PDF Document
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