Reports Archive
Research reports, submissions, and policy analysis relating to public housing in Victoria, collected by SPHC as part of its advocacy work. These documents span academic research, legal submissions, and government audits from 2017 onward, and are preserved here as a resource for tenants, researchers, and advocates.
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Tower Lockdown Detention Report
Melbourne Activist Legal Support · 16 July 2020
An interim report on the detention orders imposed on public housing residents in Flemington and North Melbourne. -
Public Housing Demand by Region
Dr Duncan Rouch · June 2020
A regional breakdown of demand for public housing across Victoria. -
Protecting Housing Rights During COVID-19
Submission to the UN · 2020
A submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing during and after the pandemic. -
DHHS vs Housing First Policies
Inner Melbourne & West Heidelberg Community Legal · July 2019
A legal comparison of tenant policies under DHHS and community housing provider Housing First. -
The Public Housing Renewal Program, Examined
Dr David Kelly & Prof Libby Porter · May 2019
Research into the assumptions behind Victoria's Public Housing Renewal Program and its impact on tenants. -
Key Victorian Public Housing Reports 2010–2019
SPHC · 2019
Summaries of the major inquiries and reports on Victorian public housing over the past decade. -
Tenant Relocation in Carlton
Levin, Arthurson & Ziersch · 2018
Tenants' experiences of being relocated during the Carlton public housing estate redevelopment. -
The Removal of Millers Point Tenants
Alan Morris · 2017
How the NSW Government removed public housing tenants from Millers Point, told through government and tenant accounts. -
"It Was Like Leaving Your Family"
Alan Morris · 2017
The impact of gentrification and displacement on public housing tenants in inner Sydney. -
Managing Victoria's Public Housing
Victorian Auditor-General's Office · June 2017
The Auditor-General's audit of how Victoria manages its public housing stock. -
Expulsions from Public Housing
Tom Slater · 2012
How concentrated wealth drives the removal of public housing communities.