Appraising Australia's affordable housing industry capacity - Hal Pawson

5 PAWSON - Capacity Affordable Housing Industry.pptx Shaping Housing Futures Symposium University of Toronto Appraising Australia's affordable housing industry capacity Hal Pawson City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Neighbourhood Change Research Partnership Page 1 of 15 May 2017 Shaping Housing Futures Symposium University of Toronto Affordable housing in Australia: the policy problem Growing short. [...] à  Historically, CH ‘capacity deficit’ an objection to larger PH transfers voiced from within govt à  Equally, questions about whether industry has scale/ capability to provide vehicle for institutional investment in new rental housing Neighbourhood Change Research Partnership Page 3 of 15 May 2017 Shaping Housing Futures Symposium University of Toronto Research question §  Central research questi. [...] The system needs to evolve to address risks as the sector expands and diversifies’ (Registrar) Neighbourhood Change Research Partnership Page 9 of 15 May 2017 Shaping Housing Futures Symposium University of Toronto Key issues in need of attention 1.  Serious erosion of housing policy knowledge and capacity within govt 2.  Regulation falling far short of expectations/potential – abandoned by Federa. [...] Prime constraint on AH industry capacity to meet nation’s affordable housing challenges: lack of fit-for-purpose policy and public subsidy framework Neighbourhood Change Research Partnership Page 10 of 15 May 2017 Shaping Housing Futures Symposium University of Toronto Industry growth scenarios Scenario Key direction 1.  Full non-government Phased transfer of all provision public housing 2.  Mixed. [...] continued 5.  Planning for growth & resource allocations made on a transparent needs basis 6.  Joint govt-industry investment in/steerage of industry capacity-building 7.  Govt commitment to capacity-building directed to culturally appropriate Indigenous housing services Neighbourhood Change Research Partnership Page 13 of 15 May 2017 Shaping Housing Futures Symposium University of Toronto Summing.