Unpacking Australia’s Housing Affordability Problem

Pawson, Hal; Milligan, Vivienne; Yates, Judith

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-0780-9_3

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“…This includes cash grants, stamp duty exemptions and loan guarantees. These policies (in Australia and overseas), however, have not just failed to improve access, they have undermined housing affordability by contributing to increased property prices (Pawson and Lilley 2022;Pawson, Martin et al 2022).…”

Section: Policy Concentrations and Oversightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• Tax concessions for buyers of investment properties, such as negative gearing, have been used as a means to increase private rental ownership (Blunden 2016;Davidson and Evans 2015;Pawson 2018). Private rental vacancies have been further reduced by the exponential growth of holiday and short-term rentals facilitated by companies (such as via sites like Airbnb; e.g.…”

Section: Policy Concentrations and Oversightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• The extent of social housing divestment is such that there has been negligible-or negative-growth in stock levels across all Australian jurisdictions. This has occurred while demand has continued to increase (Pawson and Lilley 2022;Pawson, Parsell et al 2020b;Pawson, Parsell et al 2018). Recent research shows that this persistent shortfall in social housing supply is now accepted as inevitable (Clarke, Cheshire et al 2022).…”

Section: Policy Concentrations and Oversightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Social housing tenants are also insecure, albeit for different reasons than those in private rentals. The marginalisation of social housing-through years of underinvestmenthas meant that there insufficient housing for all who need it, but also that the limited available stock is often associated with concentrations of disadvantage and is subject to sharply judgemental conditionality (Pawson and Lilley 2022;Powell et al 2019).…”

Section: Eviction As Cause and Effect Of Povertymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Poverty and Australian housing: findings from an Investigative Panel

Liu,

Valentine,

Batterham

et al. 2023

AHURI Final Report

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AHURIAHURI is a national independent research network with an expert not-for-profit research management company, AHURI Limited, at its centre. AHURI's mission is to deliver high quality research that influences policy development and practice change to improve the housing and urban environments of all Australians.Using high quality, independent evidence and through active, managed engagement, AHURI works to inform the policies and practices of governments and the housing and urban development industries, and stimulate debate in the broader Australian community. AHURI undertakes evidence-based policy development on a range of priority policy topics that are of interest to our audience groups, including housing and labour markets, urban growth and renewal, planning and infrastructure development, housing supply and affordability, homelessness, economic productivity, and social cohesion and wellbeing. AHURI Limited also gratefully acknowledges the contributions, both financial and in-kind, of its university research partners who have helped make the completion of this material possible.The research team acknowledges with thanks the insights of the Investigative Panel members who contributed to the findings of this report. DisclaimerThe opinions in this report reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of AHURI Limited, its Board, its funding organisations or Inquiry Panel members. No responsibility is accepted by AHURI Limited, its Board or funders for the accuracy or omission of any statement, opinion, advice or information in this publication. AHURI journalAHURI Final Report journal series is a refereed series presenting the results of original research to a diverse readership of policy makers, researchers and practitioners. Peer review statementAn objective assessment of reports published in the AHURI journal series by carefully selected experts in the field ensures that material published is of the highest quality. The AHURI journal series employs a double-blind peer review of the full report, where anonymity is strictly observed between authors and referees.

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Section: Policy Concentrations and Oversightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Policy Concentrations and Oversightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Policy Concentrations and Oversightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Eviction As Cause and Effect Of Povertymentioning

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Poverty and Australian housing: findings from an Investigative Panel

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Valentine,

Batterham

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“…In this chapter, we examine why such politics remain so pervasive in Australia. We contend that urban regulation is neither the cause of nor the solution to Australia's housing crises and that systematic change depends on escaping this discursive binary and the underlying ideological positions it reflects (Pawson 2018). This involves commitment to a whole-of-system housing agenda that responds to population needs and the changing climate.…”

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Planning, housing, and affordability: Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic

Gurran,

Shrestha

2024

Australian Urban Policy: Prospects and Pathways

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Systems thinking for better social policy: a case study in financial wellbeing

Brown,

Noone,

Salignac

2024

J. Soc. Pol.

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Social problems are becoming increasingly complex. Policymakers, thus, cannot solve these issues with a single policy instrument. For example, while decades of research have examined the individual factors that influence financial stress, less is known about how organisations, social structures, policies, social norms, and large-scale events interact to affect one’s financial wellbeing. Using a systems approach as the basis of our conceptualisation, we put forward a theoretical model to help policymakers and practitioners to address the root causes of such complex issues. We argue that extant literature does not adequately conceptualise the complex relationships between the micro, meso, and macro-level drivers of financial wellbeing. As a result, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners are under-resourced when it comes to designing interventions to improve individuals’ financial situations. We use the examples of affordable housing and social security policy to highlight the utility of a systems approach. In doing so we contribute to ongoing debates by putting forward a model of financial wellbeing in the context of Western countries (specifically Australia) that can better incorporate the moderating, mediating, and reciprocal relationships between financial wellbeing and its drivers.

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Unpacking Australia’s Housing Affordability Problem

Cited by 4 publications

References 27 publications

Poverty and Australian housing: findings from an Investigative Panel

Poverty and Australian housing: findings from an Investigative Panel

Planning, housing, and affordability: Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic

Systems thinking for better social policy: a case study in financial wellbeing

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