Pre-fab homes on govt land provide more social housing

The WA government is investing in modular homes to help meet demand for social housing.

21 March, 2022

Council weighs multi-million social housing land transfer

A regional Victorian council is considering transferring council-owned land worth for social housing.

21 February, 2022

1,000 complaints about Vic public housing in 12 months

The Victorian Ombudsman has launched an investigation into public and community housing complaint handling.

2 February, 2022

Social housing ‘will reduce domestic violence costs’

A report says social housing could save millions of dollars currently being spent to support domestic violence victims.

15 July, 2021

Labor promises $10b for social housing

Labor has promised a $10 billion social housing splurge in its reply to the federal budget.

14 May, 2021

Transforming social housing through innovation

Funding alone will not be enough to address the challenges faced by social and community housing institutions in the long term.

28 January, 2021

Melbourne councils join together to end homelessness

Melbourne councils have formed an alliance against homelessness.

16 September, 2020

Affordable housing at centre of council’s future vision

Randwick City Council is targeting 3,000 affordable dwellings by 2036.

14 October, 2019

Apps target social housing, homelessness

The NSW and NT governments are developing apps to respond to housing and homelessness.

19 August, 2019

Public housing shifts to community sector

New statistics reflect a trend for government-provided housing to be transferred to community operators.

18 July, 2019

Time to rethink social housing policy: expert

Are policies designed to shorten social housing waiting lists contributing to the backlog?

16 July, 2019

Trial provides new way to home ownership for lucky few

A novel housing development that has helped social housing tenants become home owners could be replicated elsewhere, an evaluation of the initiative says.

4 October, 2018

‘Policy inaction’ leading to homelessness rise

A national strategy tackling the myriad issues contributing to Australia’s worsening homelessness should be included in the next national agreement between the Commonwealth and states, an expert says.

28 May, 2018

Government indecision a risk to social housing

Australia’s banks have invested around $1.5 billion in social and community housing providers, but new research reveals there are significant barriers to expanding these ‘social impact’ investments. The report, Understanding opportunities for social impact investment in the development of affordable housing, was undertaken by researchers from RMIT University and Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne. […]

22 February, 2018