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Budget’s big social housing plan lacks public housing pillar – The Age
Two-thirds of the government’s $5.3 billion social housing package will go to community housing, which doesn’t offer as much security or value for money as public…
The answer is unfortunate. While the Premier and Housing Minister Richard Wynne appear genuinely committed to social housing in various forms, the maintenance of public housing seems an investment too far for Treasury.
International research is clear on what is needed for a fair housing system: directly provided public housing. State-built housing reduces risk and cost to taxpayers in the short and long term. A $5.3 billion spend just on public housing would deliver around 20,000 new dwellings,…
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