Crisis Accommodation: now and in the future

Abstract

AHURI 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 authors wish to acknowledge and thank a range of people who supported this research. Their support and assistance was provided in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which was a particularly challenging time for the specialist homelessness services sector. We wish to thank Launch Housing staff at multiple levels and across sites, Victorian Homelessness Networkers, and the senior managers of the homelessness alliances across South Australia (SA), who assisted greatly with promoting the research and supporting recruitment for the lived experience interviews and staff focus groups. A special thanks also to Shannon Paulson from the SA Housing Authority for his assistance with recruitment of frontline staff.