News: housing

Forty per cent of renters can’t afford essentials

Cover image from AHURI report
Posted on Oct 15 2020 by Robyn Mills

Almost 40% of Australian tenant households can’t afford essentials such as bills, clothing, transport and food, after paying rent, because their incomes have reduced significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute has found.

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COVID-19 research to inform housing policy

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Posted on Jun 10 2020 by Cathy Parker

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ is leading two rapid response research projects to help governments at all levels make the best housing policy decisions during and following the Coronavirus pandemic. The projects are part of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute’s (AHURI) COVID-19 Research Agenda. 

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Pathways highlight social housing’s importance

Professor Emma Baker
Posted on Mar 13 2020 by Crispin Savage

Up to 10 per cent of Australians have called social housing home at some point and it often acts as a launchpad for a more stable life.

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