Western Australia (WA) is experiencing an ongoing housing crisis. To address this crisis, the WA Government committed $24.4 million to develop and implement the WA Rent Relief Program. This impact evaluation of the program assesses the program’s effectiveness in addressing immediate client needs and identifies long-term improvements in housing stability and financial wellbeing outcomes.

The Young Carers (YC) Program was developed to provide youth-centric carer supports in Western Australia. A mixed-methods impact evaluation showed demonstrated outcomes including an increased awareness of parents in how to support YCs. Recommendations from this evaluation include increasing awareness of YCs and their wellbeing through advocating for YC recognition at the systems level.

The effective marginal tax rate measures the loss due to income taxation and reduction of welfare benefit for every additional dollar of income. The simulation presented in this paper is based in Western Australia and assumes the adult individual is receiving the Disability Support Pension. The results of the simulation are presented and discussed.

The Foundation Housing Lodging (FHL) Lodging Accommodation and Support Service provides a contemporary model of lodging houses and an effective long-term housing solution at low-cost. In this research, CSI UWA adopted a co-design evaluation approach to gain an understanding of the impact and cost-effectiveness of FHL's suite of lodging, support and engagement activities.

The overarching goal of this project is to develop an ongoing evidence base on poverty, entrenched disadvantage and social exclusion in Western Australia that will be used by the policy and practice community in Western Australia.