The whole of government lifetime benefits of investment in housing
Summary
Where housing assistance results in increased labour market activity and improved education, projected lifetime benefits could amount to $85 000 for an individual and $103 000 for government.
Project Number: 10003
Research Theme: Private_Rental, Public_and_Community_Housing
Project Leader: King, Anthony
Funding Year: 2000
Research Centre: ANU
Description
Housing can have very important impacts over the lifecycle of individuals. Securing adequate housing may make the difference in achieving educational goals, staying healthy, earning higher income - and thus generating higher tax revenue and lower social security costs to government. This project aimed to develop a lifetime framework and first estimates for a whole of government socio-economic cost benefit analysis of the provision of housing assistance.
More Information
Final Report: No. 020: Housing Assistance: the lifetime impacts
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Positioning Paper: No. 012: Housing assistance: a lifetime perspective
467 KB PDF Document
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