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In the Media 9th August 2022 in In the Media
In the Media 9th August 2022 in In the Media

Labor plan to ease housing crisis will create just 3% of dwellings needed, Greens warn

Labor’s five-year housing construction plan will deliver just 3% of the social housing units needed over the next decade, the Greens have warned, and estimate that Australia's shortfall of 524,000 social housing dwellings this year is set to increase to 671,000 by 2032.

This article in The Guardian features AHURI research, which estimates and predicts that by 2032 Australia would need 671,000 public housing units to solve homelessness and meet the need of those low-income households.

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news 9th August 2022 in news
news 9th August 2022 in news

AHURI review appraises local and international Housing First programs

‘Housing First’ has become a widely adapted and referenced model to address chronic homelessness in many western countries, since its inception in the US in the early 1990s. Now, to understand the success factors and challenges to implement ‘Housing First’ programs, AHURI Professional Services has published the peer-reviewed Housing First: An evidence review of implementation, effectiveness and outcomes which examines the Australian and international literature on Housing First.

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In the Media 8th August 2022 in In the Media
In the Media 8th August 2022 in In the Media

Federal minister urges Australians to help tackle homelessness 'in their back yard'

The housing and homelessness minister, the Hon Julie Collins MP, spoke at the National Homelessness Conference in Canberra on Monday. The Guardian Australia received an advance copy of her speech. This article outlines highlights from the speech and the ambitious plans for the new government to tackle housing and homelessness.  You can also view the full transcript of the Minister’s speech at https://ministers.dss.gov.au/speeches/8756.

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brief 4th August 2022 in brief
brief 4th August 2022 in brief

A ten year story of population, households and private dwelling numbers, drawn from the ABS Census 2011 to 2021.

The story of the 2021 ABS Census and the interplay between increases in population and numbers of households and increases in numbers of private dwellings between 2011, 2016 and 2021 is quite nuanced. For Australia, the rate of population growth slowed slightly between 2016 and 2021 (8.6% growth) when compared with the rate of growth in the years 2011 to 2016 (8.8% growth). 

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brief 4th August 2022 in brief
brief 4th August 2022 in brief

2021 Census reveals fewer social housing households across Australia

The release of the 2021 ABS Census data shows that the number of social housing households (which includes both public housing and community housing) fell between 2011 and 2021 across Australia except in the Northern Territory, which had a 3.3% increase over that time period. While Tasmania recorded a 5.3 per cent fall between 2011 and 2016, it turned this around to show an increase of 4.6 per cent between 2016 and 2021.

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