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Morrison government assistant minister Luke Howarth argues that finding jobs for people in social housing will help free up dwellings for other people on the waiting list. Mick Tsikas/AAP

December 11, 2019

As simple as finding a job? Getting people out of social housing is much more complex than that

Chris Hartley, UNSW and Kathleen Flanagan, University of Tasmania

Helping tenants find work supposedly creates a pathway into private rental housing, freeing up social housing for others. Private rental costs and the situations of many tenants make that unrealistic.

Governments have been more focused on managing waiting lists than heeding calls to invest in increasing the stock of social housing. Josh Dye/AAP

August 5, 2019

Focus on managing social housing waiting lists is failing low‑income households

Abigail Powell, UNSW and Chris Hartley, UNSW

The need to manage long waiting lists for social housing, rather than serving the best interests of tenants and prospective tenants, is a major driver of policymakers’ approach.

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