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Title

The changing roles of allocations systems in social housing

Author(s)

Hulse, Kath;  Burke, Terry

Abstract

Allocations systems lie at the core of social housing. They determine who is eligible for housing, the order of providing assistance, and the matching of households with specific properties. In so doing, they affect the circumstances and wellbeing of individual households and the composition and capacity of local communities. Allocations systems also affect all aspects of housing providers' operations, including tenancy management, asset planning and management, rent revenue and, ultimately, financial viability. Despite the importance of social housing allocations systems to households, communities and social housing agencies, to date the main mechanism in Australia for considering allocations has been irregular, practice-based reviews carried out by state and territory housing authorities, community housing agencies and some peak bodies. There has been no national and sector-wide research. This is the Final Report of a project that fills a significant research gap in undertaking a review of allocations policies and practices in the Australian social housing sector, comprising public housing, community housing and an emerging affordable housing sector. It reports on research that identifies the drivers for change and explores some reforms being undertaken both in Australia and overseas.

Publication type

Journal article

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. Institute for Social Research

Source

AHURI Final Report, No. 75 (Mar 2005)

Publication year

2005

Keyword(s)

Accessibility;  Australia;  Australia overseas comparisons;  Interstate comparisons;  Low-income housing;  New Zealand;  Public housing;  Reviews of research;  Social indicators

Publisher

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

ISSN

1834-7223 (series ISSN)

ISBN

1920941592 (final report)

Publisher URL

http://www.ahuri.edu.au/publications/projects/p50141

Copyright

Copyright © 2005. Paper reproduced here with the kind permission of the publisher (AHURI).

Research Projects

The changing role of allocation systems in social housing, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) grant number 50141

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