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WA election: Liberals pledge fast-tracked public housing, as Labor claims plan ‘financially reckless’
Western Australia’s peak social housing advocate has welcomed the Liberal Party’s pre-election pledge to fast-track new public housing, while Labor has labelled the plan financially reckless.
Key points:
- The WA Liberals plan to build 2,600 houses within five years if elected
- Another 2,000 homes would be constructed by the not-for-profit sector
- Labor MP and Minister Rita Saffioti says the policy is “financially reckless”
Under the Liberals’ plan, the WA Government would build 2,600 houses within five years, while the not-for-profit sector would construct 2,000 extra homes through funds leveraged from an asset transfer program.
The sector would get 10,000 existing Housing Authority homes on a long-term lease, which would allow providers to…
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