A Conceptual Analysis of Social Housing As Infrastructure

AHURI Final Report No. 309, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, doi:10.18408/ahuri-4114101

89 Pages Posted: 24 Feb 2019

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Kathleen Flanagan

Office of the School of Social Sciences

Chris Martin

City Futures Research Center

Keith Jacobs

University of Tasmania

Julie Lawson

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technolog (RMIT University)

Date Written: February 6, 2019

Abstract

Safe, adequate, affordable and appropriate housing is critical to health, wellbeing, and social and economic security. However, many Australians cannot find housing in the private market, and the social housing system is under-resourced and manifestly unable to meet demand.

In response to this, there is emerging interest in whether reconceptualising social housing as a form of essential infrastructure might help to attract additional investment, especially from private sector sources.

Suggested Citation

Flanagan, Kathleen and Martin, Chris and Jacobs, Keith and Lawson, Julie, A Conceptual Analysis of Social Housing As Infrastructure (February 6, 2019). AHURI Final Report No. 309, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, doi:10.18408/ahuri-4114101, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3330386

Kathleen Flanagan (Contact Author)

Office of the School of Social Sciences ( email )

French Street
Sandy Bay
Tasmania, 7250
Australia

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Chris Martin

City Futures Research Center ( email )

Kensington
High St
Sydney, NSW 2052
Australia

Keith Jacobs

University of Tasmania ( email )

French Street
Sandy Bay
Tasmania, 7250
Australia

Julie Lawson

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technolog (RMIT University) ( email )

124 La Trobe Street
Melbourne, 3000
Australia

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