Industry ready to build now housing bill has passed

Shovel-ready projects can soon get underway and super funds will start considering investment opportunities now the federal government’s signature $10 billion housing promise has passed parliament.the government secured the Greens’ support with the promiseThe delay in getting the bills through parliament means community housing providers, investors and the housing corporation have been able to do preparatory work.Housing Minister Julie Collins said the passage of the bills was a significant win.

The government has said at least $500 million a year in interest earned on the fund will be used to help build 30,000 social and affordable homes in the first five years.Alex Ellinghausen Large institutional investors will also start looking at affordable housing now there is greater long-term certainty around the federal program.

While it will take time for the government’s fund to start providing returns, it has separately earmarked billions of dollars to be spent on housing in the meantime.Social Housing Accelerator Australian Institute of Health and Welfare figures show that in 2021-22, 11 per cent of households waited five or more years to be allocated public housing, 43 per cent waited one to five years and 46 per cent waited a year.

“We need to see investments like [the accelerator] every single year. The social housing shortfall is 640,000 homes,” she said.

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