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National Housing and Homelessness Agreement published
The Australian Government has published the details of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement, which was created in the 2017-18 Australian Budget and comes into effect on 1 July 2018.
What’s needed to make social impact investing work for affordable housing
Australia’s banks have invested around $1.5 billion dollars in social impact investment projects for community housing providers, however there are significant barriers to expanding social impact investments, AHURI research has found.
Funding opportunities, rather than household need, shape affordable housing developments
Complex funding opportunities, rather than the housing needs of low income households, are shaping the development of new affordable housing projects, new AHURI research reveals. The research, ‘Paying for affordable housing in different market contexts’, was undertaken by researchers from the University of New South Wales.
What is the status of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement?
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has recommended the senate pass the legislation relating to the new National Housing and Homelessness Agreement (NHHA). The Agreement was proposed in the 2017-2018 Budget.
What is needed to kickstart social impact investment for housing and homelessness?
A viable social impact investment (SII) market could provide desperately needed housing and support to Australia’s most vulnerable, a report from AHURI has found.