Understanding the experience of social housing pathways

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Related reports and documentsUnderstanding and reimagining social housing pathways https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/research-in-progress/ahuri-inquiries/understanding-andreimagining-social-housing-pathways AHURI Final Report No. 324 ii 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. AcknowledgementsThis material was produced with funding from the Australian Government and state and territory governments. AHURI Limited gratefully acknowledges the financial and other support it has received from these governments, without which this work would not have been possible. 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. 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.

‘A pathway to where?’ Inquiry into understanding and reimagining social housing pathways

“…Operational policies include those related to tenant eligibility, rental rebates, transfers and other tenancy matters. Flanagan, Levin et al (2020) also explored existing practice in social housing transitions that facilitate movement throughout the system from the perspectives of tenants and key stakeholders.…”

“…Interviews were conducted in Project A (Powell, Meltzer et al 2019) and Project B (Flanagan, Levin et al 2020) to capture rich experiential data about pathways through (and around) the system, rather than static or isolated experiences within it.…”

“…New South Wales has adopted the approach formally, while in the other jurisdictions it is more implicit rather than explicit. All jurisdictions are experiencing similar housing market pressures and struggling to meet demand for social housing under existing policy settings (see Flanagan, Levin et al 2020).…”

“…Interviews were conducted with 76 tenants (former, current and prospective) in three cohorts: older people, families with children (especially single parents) and people with disability. These groups were chosen because they were (each for different reasons) potential targets of pathways policy (see Flanagan, Levin et al 2020). In practice there was considerable overlap in membership across the targeted cohorts.…”

“…This report is the final report for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) evidence-based policy Inquiry into social housing pathways. The report examines data on entrants and exits to social housing and draws together findings from a program of research that examined: 1) the role of policy in shaping social housing pathways through a review of current social housing operational policies (Powell, Meltzer et al 2019), and 2) the lived experience of people who have moved into, within and/or out of social housing across four jurisdictions (Flanagan, Levin et al 2020). Reports from these two elements of the research program can be read elsewhere.…”