Home Insights Latest news Latest news brief 19th October 2022 in brief brief 19th October 2022 in brief Housing, homelessness and domestic and family violence Domestic and family violence (DFV) is a main reason women and children leave their home. In 2020–21, 116,200 people (42% of all SHS clients) who presented as clients to a Specialist Homelessness Service (SHS) reported that they were escaping DFV. read more brief 19th October 2022 in brief brief 19th October 2022 in brief Reducing the energy costs of rental housing With energy costs for home heating and cooling likely to be high for some time, particularly across Australia’s eastern states and territories, improving the thermal characteristics of residential properties (especially rental properties) is of real concern. read more brief 16th October 2022 in brief brief 16th October 2022 in brief How supporting people at risk of homelessness helps reduce other costs This Brief quantifies some of the financial savings governments may make in health, justice and welfare costs when they fund support for people who are experiencing homelessness. It also highlights a range of better life outcomes vulnerable people may achieve through the use of homelessness support services. read more brief 15th October 2022 in brief brief 15th October 2022 in brief Designing a Rent Subsidy Scheme to prevent young people who leave state care from becoming homeless A significant proportion of young people who experience homelessness have previously been in the state care and protection system. This Brief explores what the financial cost could be to government if a Rent Subsidy Scheme was introduced, aimed at preventing young people leaving state care from becoming homeless. Through the proposed Scheme, all young people leaving state care would pay no more than 25 per cent of their income for housing up to the age of 25. read more In the Media 15th October 2022 in In the Media In the Media 15th October 2022 in In the Media ‘Waiting for too long’: Why Miriam Charlie photographs overcrowded Indigenous housing The NT government has spent $2.65bn over the past 15 years to improve the quality of housing in remote Indigenous communities, but overcrowding remains a problem and many houses need repairs. This article showcases the work of Mirian Charlie, a Yanyuwa Garrwa photographer from the Northern Territory who uses her camera to document the state of housing in her home town, and cites recently published AHURI report on sustainable housing in regional and remote Indigenous communities. read more Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Current page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
brief 19th October 2022 in brief brief 19th October 2022 in brief Housing, homelessness and domestic and family violence Domestic and family violence (DFV) is a main reason women and children leave their home. In 2020–21, 116,200 people (42% of all SHS clients) who presented as clients to a Specialist Homelessness Service (SHS) reported that they were escaping DFV. read more
brief 19th October 2022 in brief brief 19th October 2022 in brief Reducing the energy costs of rental housing With energy costs for home heating and cooling likely to be high for some time, particularly across Australia’s eastern states and territories, improving the thermal characteristics of residential properties (especially rental properties) is of real concern. read more
brief 16th October 2022 in brief brief 16th October 2022 in brief How supporting people at risk of homelessness helps reduce other costs This Brief quantifies some of the financial savings governments may make in health, justice and welfare costs when they fund support for people who are experiencing homelessness. It also highlights a range of better life outcomes vulnerable people may achieve through the use of homelessness support services. read more
brief 15th October 2022 in brief brief 15th October 2022 in brief Designing a Rent Subsidy Scheme to prevent young people who leave state care from becoming homeless A significant proportion of young people who experience homelessness have previously been in the state care and protection system. This Brief explores what the financial cost could be to government if a Rent Subsidy Scheme was introduced, aimed at preventing young people leaving state care from becoming homeless. Through the proposed Scheme, all young people leaving state care would pay no more than 25 per cent of their income for housing up to the age of 25. read more
In the Media 15th October 2022 in In the Media In the Media 15th October 2022 in In the Media ‘Waiting for too long’: Why Miriam Charlie photographs overcrowded Indigenous housing The NT government has spent $2.65bn over the past 15 years to improve the quality of housing in remote Indigenous communities, but overcrowding remains a problem and many houses need repairs. This article showcases the work of Mirian Charlie, a Yanyuwa Garrwa photographer from the Northern Territory who uses her camera to document the state of housing in her home town, and cites recently published AHURI report on sustainable housing in regional and remote Indigenous communities. read more
