The National Housing Supply and Affordability Council (Council) provides independent, evidence-based expert advice on matters affecting Australia’s housing supply and affordability.
National housing policy advice
The Council advises on national housing policy matters at the request of the Minister for Housing, and on its own initiative.
Members
Members of the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council were appointed by the Australian Government in January 2024 for a four-year term.
The members are from across government, industry, the community sector and academia and bring expertise in many fields, including:
- economics
- residential construction and development
- planning
- social housing
- First Nations housing
- homelessness.
Members will make informed views on how to improve housing supply and affordability.
Statutory body
The Council is a statutory body established under the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Act 2023.
It is supported by a secretariat in the Treasury.
Annual report
The Council will publish an annual report on its research and on the state of the housing system.