Home Insights Latest news Latest news news 31st August 2023 in news news 31st August 2023 in news Crisis accommodation in crisis Each year more than 160,000 people experiencing or at risk of homelessness seek crisis accommodation from SHS. Not all can be accommodated, and many are turned away. For those who do access crisis accommodation, experiences vary significantly. New research, ‘Crisis accommodation in Australia: now and for the future’, undertaken for AHURI by researchers from Swinburne University, Launch Housing, University of South Australia and Flinders University, explores the different crisis accommodation models operating in Australia to find out what works and what doesn’t. It highlights a range of gaps in the availability and quality of crisis accommodation that people receive, as well as the urgent need to improve exit options to longer term accommodation. It also steps out what’s needed to fix crisis accommodation. read more In the Media 31st August 2023 in In the Media In the Media 31st August 2023 in In the Media ‘Whole housing system in crisis’: report finds Australia’s emergency accommodation is often unsafe Emergency accommodation is often unsafe, inappropriate, of poor quality and compounds the trauma of people experiencing the housing crisis. This article in The Guardian quotes new AHURI research, which revealed that the lack of available social and affordable housing coupled with inaccessible and unaffordable private rentals meant that most people who entered crisis accommodation had no meaningful pathways out. read more news 30th August 2023 in news news 30th August 2023 in news National Cabinet meets to increase housing supply, improve renter’s rights. The National Cabinet meeting of the Federal, State and Territory Governments in Brisbane on 16 August agreed on a number of ways to further improve Australia’s housing supply and to support renters. These measures are well targeted to improve Australia's housing outcomes. read more brief 29th August 2023 in brief brief 29th August 2023 in brief What is Inclusionary zoning, and how does it help deliver affordable housing This AHURI Brief explains the concept of inclusionary zoning and describes some examples where it used in residential development projects in Australia and internationally to increase numbers of affordable dwellings. read more In the Media 25th August 2023 in In the Media In the Media 25th August 2023 in In the Media People in this European country are happy to rent for life. Could Australians ever feel the same? Driven by housing policies that produce incentives to rent, Germany has one of the lowest home ownership rates in Europe. This article in SBS News compares the tenancy rates between Germany and Australia, and features an interview with AHURI's Dr Michael Fotheringham. read more Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Current page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
news 31st August 2023 in news news 31st August 2023 in news Crisis accommodation in crisis Each year more than 160,000 people experiencing or at risk of homelessness seek crisis accommodation from SHS. Not all can be accommodated, and many are turned away. For those who do access crisis accommodation, experiences vary significantly. New research, ‘Crisis accommodation in Australia: now and for the future’, undertaken for AHURI by researchers from Swinburne University, Launch Housing, University of South Australia and Flinders University, explores the different crisis accommodation models operating in Australia to find out what works and what doesn’t. It highlights a range of gaps in the availability and quality of crisis accommodation that people receive, as well as the urgent need to improve exit options to longer term accommodation. It also steps out what’s needed to fix crisis accommodation. read more
In the Media 31st August 2023 in In the Media In the Media 31st August 2023 in In the Media ‘Whole housing system in crisis’: report finds Australia’s emergency accommodation is often unsafe Emergency accommodation is often unsafe, inappropriate, of poor quality and compounds the trauma of people experiencing the housing crisis. This article in The Guardian quotes new AHURI research, which revealed that the lack of available social and affordable housing coupled with inaccessible and unaffordable private rentals meant that most people who entered crisis accommodation had no meaningful pathways out. read more
news 30th August 2023 in news news 30th August 2023 in news National Cabinet meets to increase housing supply, improve renter’s rights. The National Cabinet meeting of the Federal, State and Territory Governments in Brisbane on 16 August agreed on a number of ways to further improve Australia’s housing supply and to support renters. These measures are well targeted to improve Australia's housing outcomes. read more
brief 29th August 2023 in brief brief 29th August 2023 in brief What is Inclusionary zoning, and how does it help deliver affordable housing This AHURI Brief explains the concept of inclusionary zoning and describes some examples where it used in residential development projects in Australia and internationally to increase numbers of affordable dwellings. read more
In the Media 25th August 2023 in In the Media In the Media 25th August 2023 in In the Media People in this European country are happy to rent for life. Could Australians ever feel the same? Driven by housing policies that produce incentives to rent, Germany has one of the lowest home ownership rates in Europe. This article in SBS News compares the tenancy rates between Germany and Australia, and features an interview with AHURI's Dr Michael Fotheringham. read more
