Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
The ACT Government is increasing housing supply, access and choice to meet the needs of our growing city.
This year’s Budget makes significant investments to deliver more housing in Canberra – particularly for those who need it most.
The Budget includes:
- expanding the Affordable Housing Project Fund to $80 million to grow the number of affordable rental properties
- $108 million in extra funding for new public housing, and to improve existing public housing – this takes the Housing ACT Capital Works Program to over $530 million over four years
- a taskforce to improve repairs and maintenance of public housing and oversee a pilot for insourcing maintenance of two large multi‑unit properties.
These initiatives will help ensure the right mix of housing options to suit a range of household incomes. It will also meet the housing needs of a growing Canberra, which is on track to reach 500,000 people by 2027.
Affordable Housing Project Fund
This Budget provides a significant boost to the Affordable Housing Project Fund, established last year.
The Fund has so far supported six projects, which will deliver 280 affordable rentals.
ACT Housing Strategy 5-Year Snapshot
The Government has today released the ACT Housing Strategy 5-Year Snapshot.
This outlines what has been achieved so far under the ACT Housing Strategy 2018–2028.
The funding in this year’s Budget will support the Government’s commitment to provide another 600 affordable rentals and 400 public housing dwellings.
Find more information on increasing housing choice, access and affordability in the ACT.
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