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More social housing places would reduce further harm to health and wellbeing
Supply of more housing options for people on social housing waiting lists should be given increased priority, as longer wait times and uncertain or unsafe housing creates further challenges for applicants already facing increased health needs, according to new AHURI research.
Current housing affordability measures don’t reflect real housing costs
Most of the trade-offs lower-income households make to afford their housing costs are not accounted for in the housing affordability measurements used by policy makers, according to new AHURI research. As a result housing can appear affordable even though it is of such poor quality it affects people’s health or it is located far from employment opportunities so that householders have very high commuting costs.
Australians deserve better than low quality, inefficient housing
New AHURI Research has investigated what is needed to lift the quality of Australian housing to align with international standards.
Events
Wednesday 9 October 2024
12.00-1.00pm AEDT
Hidden costs: measuring the real affordability of housing
This webinar will explore new AHURI research findings on factors that should be included when considering what makes a home genuinely affordable. Discussion will look at how contemporary housing affordability measures could be extended to consider energy efficiency (heating and cooling costs), location (transport costs and location disadvantage), and building quality (health and maintenance costs).
14 - 16 October 2025
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
National Housing Conference 2025
Convened every two years by AHURI, NHC is a 3-day forum that examines the latest evidence, significant policy reforms and the shining examples of best practice in delivering housing options to Australians.
