On 4 November 2025, the Senate resolved that the Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing Inequity be established on 17 March 2026.

The committee is to present a final report by 30 September 2026.

Submissions close on Friday 1 May 2026.

Terms of Reference

That a select committee, to be known as the Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing Inequity, be established, on 17 March 2026, to inquire into and report on:

1. the extent and nature of intergenerational housing inequity in Australia across housing tenure types;
2. consideration of the laws, policies, practices and services that have been most effective in reducing intergenerational housing inequity in Australia and overseas;
3. the experience of intergenerational housing inequity on different population cohorts, including but not limited to socio-economic, gender, geographical location, disability, ethnicity and racial status;
4. the causes of intergenerational housing inequity, including nature and rates of construction, rental policies and practices, tax settings, homelessness policies, lending rules, and public and social housing practices and investment;
5. the factors that promote or impede action on significant housing reform;
6. policy, legislative and other options for tackling intergenerational housing inequity and evening the playing field for current and future generations; and
7. any related matters.