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    Housing Policy, Housing Assistance and the Wellbeing Dividend: Developing an Evidence Base for Post-GFC Economies

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    Beer, A.
    Baker, E.
    Wood, Gavin
    Raftery, P.
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Beer, A. and Baker, E. and Wood, G. and Raftery, P. 2011. Housing Policy, Housing Assistance and the Wellbeing Dividend: Developing an Evidence Base for Post-GFC Economies. Housing Studies. 26 (7-8): pp. 1171-1192.
    Source Title
    Housing Studies
    DOI
    10.1080/02673037.2011.616993
    ISSN
    0267-3037
    School
    Bankwest-Curtin Economics Centre
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6911
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    This paper discusses the recent evolution, at a time of turmoil within global financial markets, of Australia’s housing system and considers the effectiveness of housing assistance responses formulated to assist lo- income Australians. Following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), housing was recast in the public and political consciousness and received substantial policy attention. In this era of rapidly declining housing affordability as well as threats to the supply of housing finance, the Australian Government renewed its approach to housing assistance. The paper examines housing assistance in Australia and assesses individual outcomes in terms of a ‘wellbeing dividend’. It draws upon on a survey of 1700 low-income households to examine individual outcomes for health and wellbeing across three of Australia’s major forms of housing assistance. The research clearly shows that while housing assistance makes a positive contribution to wellbeing, not all forms of assistance are equal.

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