Affordability, access and homelessness
The housing cluster is one of Institute’s core areas of expertise. The Institute has a strong working relationship with Government and service delivery providers through a suite of projects examining social housing, Indigenous housing and homelessness.
A particular focus of the cluster is to understand the causes of homelessness and to evaluate homelessness services and the effectiveness of service delivery by governments and agencies. A key feature of this cluster is its multi-methods approach; utilising qualitative methods to examine and understand experiences and personal histories, and quantitative methods to investigate general trends and make sense of large-scale complex processes and patterns.
Below is a list of research projects associated with this cluster.
Housing Transitions and Fertility
Housing transitions - such as changes in housing tenure and residential mobility - are the outcomes of complex history of other life-course events such as union formation and dissolution, birth of children, and changes in employment. Research on the effect of family events on housing changes is... Read more
Reconceptualising Housing Need in 21st Century Australian Housing Policy
This project investigated the usefulness of regulatory frameworks for the ‘not for profit’ housing sector in Australia. It reviewed the potential advantages and disadvantages of regulation in the light of the criticisms made of burdensome and ineffective regulation in the UK. It also... Read more
Pathways out of Homelessness for Rough Sleepers
A central aim of the Australian Governmen't homeless initiatives and the National Partnership Agreements on homelessness is to offer supported accommodation to all rough sleepers who need it by 2020. In order to advance this objective, programs are being introduced in all major capital... Read more
Developing Effective Services in Response to Indigenous Homelessness
This project is designed to provide a research evidence base to inform service and practice responses to homeless and public-place dwelling Indigenous people, including rough sleepers. It will involve identification and critical analysis of a number of different types of service responses to public... Read more
Environmental Sustainability in Residential Housing
This project sought to understanding public attitudes towards waste, water and energy use and the psycho-social and socio-demographic influences on consumption, with the aim of highlighting the factors that have driven changes to attitudes and practices towards environmental sustainability over... Read more
Housing Support Options for Older Homeless People
This project seeks to provide a comprehensive evidence base to address the issue of homeless people amongst older people (those aged 55 or older). While some of the broad contours of this issue are understood, there is a lack of clear research evidence concerning the nature, extent and distribution... Read more
‘Ending Homelessness’ Strategies
The proposed research is an examination of the role of models of supportive housing to end homelessness. It will specifically examine the practices, assumptions and effectiveness of diverse models of supportive housing in terms of ending homelessness and creating other non-housing outcomes... Read more
Inter-organisational Collaboration in Response to Homelessness
This research reviewed existing evidence and examine examples of contemporary leading practice to identify principles, policies and prctices for effective collaboration amongst specialist homelessness services and between mainstream and specialist homelessness services. Processes of service... Read more
Preventing First Time Homelessness
Tackling homelessness is national priority yet there is limited understanding of older people’s homelessness, in particular the growing numbers experiencing homelessness for the first time in later life. This study will inform policy responses by providing a detailed understanding of older... Read more
