Both Commonwealth and state governments are committed to growing the community housing sector as an independent, complementary social housing system. This will require new investment, new partnerships and an increased capacity to manage more flexibly. A major obstacle to these objectives is the lack of quality assurance, effective risk management and prudential control in this...

What approaches are currently being pursued in Australia by community housing providers as lead agencies to strengthen communities? This is the primary research question this project examines. In doing this it aims to provide a better basis for understanding the contribution that community housing can make as part of a range of social housing products...