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What’s in the Federal Budget for housing, homelessness and cities?
The Australian Government released its 2020 Budget on October 6. In particular, the Budget is focussed on the impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic and the economic contraction that has caused for the community.
Families escaping domestic and family violence need a destination
While crisis accommodation and other emergency responses are generally effective in helping women and children escape domestic and family violence in the short term, finding safe and affordable long term housing is much more difficult, new AHURI research has highlighted.
Many Australian households who rent their housing experience energy hardship
It is estimated that up to 40 per cent of Australian households who rent their housing may be experiencing energy hardship, due to a meeting of rapidly rising energy costs, a large stock of poor-quality and energy-inefficient dwellings in the rental sector, uneven access to efficient technologies and government interventions, and a large number of households in financial hardship.
What do we want from our homes?
‘Safety and security’ are fundamental to the housing aspirations of Australians, with 75 per cent of respondents to a national housing aspirations survey indicating these are the most valued housing attributes.
Cheaper rent often means higher commuting costs for low-income workers: report
Low-income workers in Australia’s two largest cities face a trade-off between rent and commuting costs, with those who pay lower rents often spending more to travel to and from work, and vice versa, according to new research by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI).