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The study authors said the effects of decades of underinvestment in the social housing sector were gradually being reversed as state and federal governments looked to ease the housing crisis.
Dr Martin said the renewed focus on the sector posed an opportunity to deliver housing support differently.
βIt may not always be about the golden ticket of a social housing tenancy, even though thatβs what a lot of people will rightly want and need,β he said.
His examples included additional assistance to very low-income households in the private market and a bigger focus on individual housing needs.
Queensland recently reported an average wait time of about 21 months for high-needs households moving into government-owned social housing.
In Victoria, priority households face a wait of about 18 months. The wait for a two-bedroom property in inner-city Sydney is 10 years or more.
βWe do need a more person-centred approach,β Ms Toohey said.
βWe can integrate choice-based letting where people can search for their own social housing properties, or have a system whereby we check in on people on the list and see if thereβs any other housing assistance you can provide.β