Australian Demographic Trends and their Implications for Housing Subsidies
Centre PersonnelGavin Wood
External PersonnelRachel Ong ViforJ, Melek Cigdem
Research PartnersRMIT University
Project FundingAustralian Housing and Urban Research Institute
Project StatusComplete (May 2014 to December 2016)
Project Summary
Policymakers are concerned that demographic changes will threaten the viability of Australian housing subsidy arrangements. This project will address these concerns by forecasting future housing assistance needs that will accompany projected demographic changes and the challenges these trends may pose for the fiscal sustainability of housing policy.
Project Outputs
Australian demographic trends and their implications for housing subsidies
This Positioning Paper, funded by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), is the first output of a project that aims to forecast future housing subsidies that will accompany projected demographic changes and the challenges these trends may pose... Read article
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