Recent reports

No. 153: Assets, debt and the drawdown of housing equity by an ageing population

This Positioning Paper is the first output of a project that aims to uncover the uses, financial costs and risks of housing equity withdrawal (HEW) via alternative mechanisms by older Australians.

International measures to channel investment towards affordable rental housing: Austrian case study

This report is part of a research project that has been commissioned by the Western Australian Government. The project reviews international models that use public subsidies and incentives to attract large scale commercial finance to supply affordable housing. This report provides the findings of stage 2A of the research. It has engaged key local experts; interviewed financiers, providers and policy-makers and analysed evidence to assess the effectiveness of private finance in Austria.

International measures to channel investment towards affordable rental housing: English case study

This research has been commissioned by the Western Australian Government to describe and assess international models for financing the supply of affordable housing that use public subsidies and incentives to attract large scale commercial finance to the supply of affordable housing. This report provides the findings of stage 2B of the research which uses expert interviews and desk research to assess the growth and effectiveness of private finance in England.

No. 207: Housing and social inclusion: a household and local area analysis

This project aimed to investigate the nature of housing experience among socially included and excluded households, including in different types of local areas, and to contribute a housing perspective to social inclusion and exclusion research and policy nationally and internationally.

No. 206: How integrated are homelessness, mental health and drug and alcohol services in Australia?

The purpose of this study is to increase our understanding of the extent and ways in which homelessness, drug and alcohol, and mental health services are working together to provide services to clients with particular emphasis on the needs of homeless people.