News
Bond Aggregator model adopted for Treasurers’ affordable housing plan
Federal, State and Territory Treasurers have endorsed a recommendation to establish an expert taskforce to design a bond aggregator model and to report to Heads of Treasuries by mid-2017.
States and Territories agree to ongoing support for National Housing Research Program
State and Territory Ministers agreed to continue support for the National Housing Research Program conducted by AHURI at a meeting of Housing and Homelessness Ministers held in early November.
Improved housing standards for remote Indigenous communities
State and Northern Territory housing departments have improved housing standards on remote Indigenous communities, but much remains to be done, an AHURI report has found.
Growing interest in social impact investments
The recent release of the Department of Social Services report, ‘Social impact investing research’, is evidence of the growing interest in the use of social impact investment strategies by governments.
Finding housing reduces use of mental health services
In Mental Health Week it is fitting to look at the effect appropriate housing has in reducing the mental health impacts on people who were homeless.