Contrary to the Netherlands, there is no complex system of rental subsidies, priority listings etc. I recently met up with a social housing planner in the Department of Human Services. He said that well intended government directed initiatives have tried to coach very low income households into a mortgage. However, now he discourages this as many of these households have not managed to sustain repayments, retain clear ownership etc. I didn't feel that I had a strong argument to entice a decision maker to allocate funds.
Some households seem steady tenants, others are very mobile, unsettled.