Income, poverty and wealth publications

Off the Waiting List: The Affordable Housing Dream in South Australia
Research commissioned by the Public Service Association clearly shows that the demand for public housing in South Australia is not being effectively met and that the situation will only get worse. Off the Waiting List, a report compiled by the Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide, states it is estimated that approximately 90,000 extra people will need to be accommodated in South Australia by 2014, and a further 360,000 by 2050, creating further demand for land, housing, transport and services. [further details]

Measuring Social Inclusion and Exclusion in Northern Adelaide: A Report for the Department of Health
Despite the substantial amount of research focusing on social inclusion and exclusion, both in Australia and internationally, there are considerable gaps in the literature that limit its utility for policy development purposes.these gaps are addressed by the `Measuring social inclusion and exclusion in Northern Adelaide' Project. This has involved the development of a model that provides a range of indicators of social inclusion and exclusion that enables the measurement of change over time and promotes an increased understanding of the influence of social capital on social inclusion and exclusion. The measures developed are designed to be of use to Government in its planning and implementation of social inclusion initiatives in Northern Adelaide, and more broadly, to inform social inclusion policy development, implementation and evaluation. [further details]

A spatially sensitive approach to understanding the impact of public expenditure on social exclusion
Social welfare performance indicators do not consider the equity implications of gross and net public expenditure. That is,governments may spend money in a given area to achieve social outcomes but also tax the same community in ways which moderate the effectiveness of social programs. This paper reports on a project that aims to deploy geographical information systems (GIS) to investigate these processes. The equity implications of gross and net public expenditure are considered in a discussion of the development of a process to map the impact of public expenditure on social exclusion. [further details]

An Evaluation Of The Energy Efficiency Program For Low Income Households
This report outlines the results of an evaluation of the South Australian Government's Energy Efficiency Program for Low Income Households. The program was established by the South Australian State Cabinet in June 2003, in partnership with community based welfare organisations and is administered by Energy Division within the Department for Transport, Energy and infrastructure. [further details]

Inequality in South Australia: Key Determinants of Wellbeing
The social and economic environment is a major determinant of population wellbeing in South Australia. The purpose of this report is to deepen our understanding of the impact that social, physical and economic factors have on health and wellbeing, and to describe the distribution of some of these factors across the South Australian population. The report can be downloaded at http://www.publichealth.gov.au/ [further details]

Migration of Income-Support Recipients from Non-Metropolitan NSW and SA into Sydney and Adelaide
What motivates low-income welfare recipients who choose to relocate from rural and regional areas to metropolitan cities? What do they trade off in the move and what do they gain? These questions are examined in the final report of this project. [further details]

Power Politics: The Electricity Crisis and You
Power Politics chronicles the history of the struggle over ownership and control of the electricity industry in South Australia. [further details]

Is It Working ... Together? Linking research, policy and practice in relation to children and health inequalities in Australia
This paper presents a summary of data on child health inequalities in South Australia over the last decade. It then reviews the extent to which research findings have been incorporated into the State's human services' policy and practice. Particular barriers for researchers, policy-makers, planners, practitioners and communities are discussed, drawing on local and overseas experience, and possible strategies for addressing some of the barriers are outlined. To download see http://www.publichealth.gov.au/ or go to http://www.publichealth.gov.au/publications/is-it-working---together-linking-research_-policy-and-practice-in-relation-to-children-and-health-inequalities-in-australia.html [further details]

Living and Learning: A Profile of Young People, Employment, Education and Training in Northern Adelaide
This report provides a regional profile of the education, training and employment experiences of young people in Northern Adelaide. [further details]