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brief 19th February 2019 in brief

Understanding the funding gap for social housing and different ways to fund it

Providing social housing to households in need requires government to fill the ‘funding gap’—but what is a funding gap and what are the ways to fund it? AHURI research consistently shows that regardless of which funding or financing model is used to provide social housing, its supply is dependent on some form of government subsidy.

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brief 27th September 2018 in brief

What is a Community Land Trust?

Although not common in Australia, community land trusts have been used in some parts of the world, particularly the US and the UK, to make housing more affordable. A Community Land Trust (CLT) is a form of shared ownership of a property, where the land component of a residential property is owned by community based, not-for-profit legal entity and the actual building is owned (or leased long-term) by an individual household.

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brief 25th September 2018 in brief

Where do households move over a lifetime?

Australian households have different housing requirements at different times in their lives. Household migration patterns within Australia reflect the various drivers of migration including employment, study, housing affordability and even retirement.

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