Scott, Andrew

Homes for People : how Nordic policies can improve Australia’s housing affordability - The Australia Institute, April 2022. - 25 pages

KEYWORDS: Housing market, housing system, International

Australia’s housing affordability crisis results from over-reliance on just two options – private home ownership and private renting. To tackle it, a wider repertoire of policies is required. Nordic nations’ widespread provision of public housing and housing co-operatives, priority for homes to live in rather than invest in, and effective reduction of homelessness, show how this can happen.


Housing Affordability--Australia--International