The current social and affordable housing (SAH) market is facing several challenges relating to persistent issues around long waiting lists and homelessness. Developing government /investment ready language to validate investment in SAH as an asset class can help address this. COVID impacts will also be considered, affecting labour force and supply chains, difficulties in worker mobility, and extremely low vacancy rates and rising rental costs. The research will provide a SAH investment tool to help address these issues and expedite investment and delivery in SAH. This research will operationalise previous SBEnrc research through a process of engagement with government housing agencies, Treasury and industry partners.
Objectives
This research will provide a SAH investment tool for government/ industry/financier interaction to help address lagging supply and increased demand for SAH through providing:
- A mechanism to support growth in investment in the SAH market (i.e. private investors, PPPs, government regulations or policy levers) across a broad range of mechanisms (e.g. subsidies, concession streams).
- A focus on a benefits-based approach rather than traditional cost- based model, in line with 9 domains and CROI approach.
- A pathway to address non-traditional delivery such as mixed tenure, mixed use markets to integrate market facing larger development opportunities.
- A mechanism to help align economic and social benefits of government environment with market capacity.
Industry Outcomes
The SAH Investment Tool will contribution to improve industry practice or competitive advantage:
- To value social housing investment, i.e. investment evaluation framework.
- State Treasury and industry engaged model (WA and Qld) for expediting investment in and delivery of SAH.
- Improved alignment between government and market mechanisms.
Documents for Downloading
The following documents provide additional detail regarding this current research, including project outcomes to date:
Fact sheet
Developing a Social and Affordable Housing Investment Tool (Oct 2021, 242Kb)
Final Industry Report
Industry Report – SBEnrc – P1.81 Industry Report – Social and Affordable Housing Investment Tool (August 2023)
Video
Full video – Developing Social and Affordable Housing Investment Tool (27 July 2023)
SAHI Webtool
Tool – https://sahinvestmenttool.com/
Help Guide- https://sahinvestmenttool.com/help
Industry Seminars
SBEnrc 1.81 Final Industry Seminar-(08.03.23)-Meeting Recording.mp4
Media
Press Release (short form): Building a social and affordable housing investment tool (30 November 2022)
Press Release (long form): Building a social and affordable housing investment tool (30 November 2022)
Article: Kraatz, J. 2022. Why I’m voting for a national housing plan. The Fifth Estate (9th May 2022)
Press Release: Facilitating investment in social and affordable housing (23 February 2022)
Press Release: Developing a social and affordable housing investment tool (November 2021)
Presentations
Queensland Future Conversations: Developing a social and affordable housing investment tool
Social and Affordable Housing Investment Tool (October 2022)
AHURI NHC 2022 Role of benefit based investment tools. National Housing Conference (March 2022)
SBEnrc 1.81 Industry Research Symposium Presentation (March 2022)
Social and Affordable Housing Investment Tool Final Industry Seminar(March 2023)
Publications
J A Kraatz et al 2022 Housing as critical social and economic infrastructure – A decision-making framework
Research Outputs
Social and Affordable Housing Investment (SAHI) Tool
Social and Affordable Housing Investment (SAHI) Tool Guidebook
Research Reports
Market-facing, mixed-used, mixed-tenure developments Snapshot of International Examples (May 2022)
Market facing mixed use mixed tenure snapshot of Australian examples (March 2022)
Snapshot
Social and Affordable Housing Research Context Snapshot_
History of Achievements
Summary of Achievements – Industry Report – Social and Affordable Housing – The value of social housing – A snapshot of a benefits-based research approach to housing policy and delivery from 2014 to 2022 (October 2022)
CIB World Building Congress 2022
CIB World Building Congress 2022 was held in Melbourne, Australia 27 – 30 June 2022.
· Housing as critical social and economic infrastructure A decision-making framework (June 2022)
· Creating Liveable and Accessible Social and Affordable Higher Density housing – The case of Green Square, Brisbane (June 2022)