Home Insights Latest news Latest news brief 21st January 2020 in brief brief 21st January 2020 in brief What does ‘Functional Zero’ mean in relation to homelessness? Functional Zero is a definitional, accounting tool designed to measure whether government services responses to homelessness are keeping pace with increases in homelessness. A program was launched in Adelaide in 2018 aimed at achieving Functional Zero homelessness in Adelaide’s central business district (CBD) by 2020. read more brief 21st January 2020 in brief brief 21st January 2020 in brief What are social impact bonds and how do they work? In 2017 the Australian Government announced it would provide $10.2 million over 10 years to partner with state and territory governments to trial the use of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs). As part of that commitment SIBs funded a number of innovative programs, including ones aimed at improving housing and welfare outcomes for young people at risk of homelessness. read more brief 13th January 2020 in brief brief 13th January 2020 in brief What role can local government play in delivering affordable housing? With increasingly unaffordable house prices in Australia’s major urban areas, many Australian local government areas (LGAs) are developing affordable housing strategies, often framed around the need for housing for low income ‘key’ workers in their neighbourhoods. read more In the Media 11th December 2019 in In the Media In the Media 11th December 2019 in In the Media Shortage of affordable rentals as landlords chase wealthier tenants Nila Sweeney reports on the findings of The supply of affordable private rental housing in Australian cities: short-term and longer-term changes. read more brief 10th December 2019 in brief brief 10th December 2019 in brief What’s needed to make ‘ageing in place’ work for older Australians Recent interim findings from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety have led to the Australian Government increasing the number of home care packages by 10,000. The home care packages aim to help older Australians ‘age in place’—in December 2018, 93,331 people were receiving a home care package to help with their day-to-day living, while (in March 2019) another 75,739 people were waiting for a home care package. read more Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Current page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
brief 21st January 2020 in brief brief 21st January 2020 in brief What does ‘Functional Zero’ mean in relation to homelessness? Functional Zero is a definitional, accounting tool designed to measure whether government services responses to homelessness are keeping pace with increases in homelessness. A program was launched in Adelaide in 2018 aimed at achieving Functional Zero homelessness in Adelaide’s central business district (CBD) by 2020. read more
brief 21st January 2020 in brief brief 21st January 2020 in brief What are social impact bonds and how do they work? In 2017 the Australian Government announced it would provide $10.2 million over 10 years to partner with state and territory governments to trial the use of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs). As part of that commitment SIBs funded a number of innovative programs, including ones aimed at improving housing and welfare outcomes for young people at risk of homelessness. read more
brief 13th January 2020 in brief brief 13th January 2020 in brief What role can local government play in delivering affordable housing? With increasingly unaffordable house prices in Australia’s major urban areas, many Australian local government areas (LGAs) are developing affordable housing strategies, often framed around the need for housing for low income ‘key’ workers in their neighbourhoods. read more
In the Media 11th December 2019 in In the Media In the Media 11th December 2019 in In the Media Shortage of affordable rentals as landlords chase wealthier tenants Nila Sweeney reports on the findings of The supply of affordable private rental housing in Australian cities: short-term and longer-term changes. read more
brief 10th December 2019 in brief brief 10th December 2019 in brief What’s needed to make ‘ageing in place’ work for older Australians Recent interim findings from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety have led to the Australian Government increasing the number of home care packages by 10,000. The home care packages aim to help older Australians ‘age in place’—in December 2018, 93,331 people were receiving a home care package to help with their day-to-day living, while (in March 2019) another 75,739 people were waiting for a home care package. read more
