National Affordable Housing Agreement

The National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA) aims to ensure that all Australians have access to affordable, safe and sustainable housing that contributes to social and economic participation.

The NAHA is an agreement by the Council of Australian Governments that commenced on 1 January 2009, initiating a whole-of-government approach in tackling the problem of housing affordability.

The NAHA provides $6.2 billion worth of housing assistance to low and middle income Australians in the first five years.

The National Affordable Housing Agreement

The NAHA is supported by the National Partnership Agreements on:

• Social Housing
• Homelessness
• Indigenous Australians living in remote areas

National Affordable Housing Agreement: Report on Performance 2008-09

This report is an assessment of the progress of the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments towards the six outcomes in the National Affordable Housing Agreement. The agreement is a framework for improving outcomes across the board—for renters and home buyers, for those receiving housing assistance and for those who are not, and for those who have access to housing and those who are excluded.

•  Executive Summary  DOC 301KB PDF 119KB
• Full Report (Volume 1) DOC 4.04MB PDF 2.1MB
• Volume 2, Section 1 DOC 1.09MB  PDF 743KB
• Volume 2, Section 2  PDF 2MB
  

Related material:

Speech by the Minister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek, to the Older Persons Affordable Housing Forum.

National Shelter media release.

National Affordable Housing Agreement. A Community housing perspective, Community Housing Federation of Australia. 

Affordable Housing in Australia, by Julian Disney, Director, Social Justice Project, UNSW, Affordable Housing Forum in April, 2007.