Housing Policy in Australia: A Reform Agenda

Pawson, Hal; Milligan, Vivienne; Yates, Judith

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-0780-9_10

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“…There are also similarities to the operation of the broader housing system. Others have observed that fundamental motivations for state intervention in housing are not primarily borne of an aspiration to enhance the situation of people suffering unsatisfactory conditions, but rather to advance interests of the real estate and finance sectors, or middle class property owners (Jacobs, 2015;Madden and Marcuse, 2016;Pawson et al, 2020).…”

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“…Recognising the centrality of the public health problematiszation to government action to support people into independent and often quality accommodation, scholars and advocates are confronted with a challenge about how to progress housing justice post-pandemic, particularly given what is known about the need to achieve structural change in the housing market to bring about significant reform (Pawson et al, 2020). Although formal political statements in both Australia (Premier of Victoria, 2020) and England (Fitzpatrick et al, 2020) identify the importance of the pandemic to be an opportunity to achieve long term housing outcomes for those individuals accommodated during COVID-19, there is little in the COVID-19 homelessness response or its framing to offer hope to realize long term structural housing reform.…”

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Understanding responses to homelessness during COVID-19: an examination of Australia

2020

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Following the outbreak of COVID-19, governments have spent unprecedented sums of money to accommodate people experiencing homelessness, often in underutilized hotels. This intervention contrasts with the policy stasis and "poverty of ambition" that characterized responses to rising homelessness over the past decade in countries such as Australia, the UK, the US, and much of Europe. This is a situation that has prevailed despite rigorous evidence on both the harms of homelessness and the ability of policy to address it. Using Australia as a case study, this policy review examines this sudden change in approach. After detailing various initiatives to respond to COVID-19, we show how these interventions are rationalized by the threat posed to people who are homeless, and the threat posed by homeless populationswho are at high risk of contracting and transmitting the disease-to the health of the non-homeless population. We discuss how these findings contribute to debates about how the framing of homelessness as a problem shapes policy.

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Understanding responses to homelessness during COVID-19: an examination of Australia

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“…• Analysts of housing policy in Australia increasingly view housing as a complex system (Burke 2012;Pawson, Milligan et al 2020) • The system was under significant strain at the onset of the pandemic.…”

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“…Housing represents a complex system (Muir, Moran et al 2017). While this contextual summary cannot do justice to the rich academic and sector analysis of Australian housing systems and policy (Burke 2012;Dodson, de Silva et al 2017;Johnson, Parkinson et al 2012;Pawson and Mares 2020;Pawson, Milligan et al 2020), we aim to provide broader context to the complex and interrelated issues facing the housing system in Australia prior to the pandemic and the interventions that followed (Pawson and Mares 2020).…”

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“…For example, conceptualising the system involves considering how multiple tiers of government, agencies and policy actors interact with the housing system (Dodson, de Silva et al 2017). System complexity does not only reflect the formal institutional arrangements -legislation, regulation and other policy settings etc.-that seek to influence housing outcomes across the federation (Pawson, Milligan et al 2020). It also reflects the interplay between non-state, 'market' actorsdemand-side participants such as buyers and renters, and supply-side actors from sellers to more powerful agents such as developers and their interest groups-to social actors-including community housing providers (CHPs), specialist homelessness services (SHS) and charities and other not-for-profit (NFP) organisations engaged in service delivery and policy advocacy (Dodson, de Silva et al 2017).…”

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Policy coordination and housing outcomes during COVID-19

Mason¹,

Moran²,

Earles³

2020

AHURI Final Report

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AHURI 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. Disclaimer The 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 journal AHURI 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 statement An 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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Business model innovation and scalability in hybrid affordable housing organisations: empirical insights and conceptual reflections from Melbourne, Australia

Raynor

Coenen

2021

J Hous and the Built Environ

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Housing Policy in Australia: A Reform Agenda

Cited by 31 publications

References 7 publications

Understanding responses to homelessness during COVID-19: an examination of Australia

Understanding responses to homelessness during COVID-19: an examination of Australia

Policy coordination and housing outcomes during COVID-19

Business model innovation and scalability in hybrid affordable housing organisations: empirical insights and conceptual reflections from Melbourne, Australia

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