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Billions to boost housing and affordability
The Albanese Government's second Budget will enable billions of dollars of investment in new social and affordable housing, incentivise new long-term rentals and provide additional support for low-income renters during difficult times.
Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council meeting
The Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council (Ministerial Council) met at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra on 3 May 2023.
Government Welcomes New Support for $10 Billion Housing Australia Future Fund
The Albanese Government welcomes new support for the Housing Australia Future Fund from the Jacqui Lambie Network and calls on all Senators to back this important investment in social and affordable rental housing.
Innovative new partnership to help more Canberran women into home ownership
Canberran women facing rental stress or at risk of homelessness will soon have a path to home ownership through an innovative Build-to-Rent-to-Buy pilot program backed by the Federal and ACT Governments.
Helping more Australians into home ownership
The Albanese Labor Government will help more Australians into home ownership sooner through a significant expansion of criteria for the Home Guarantee Scheme.
Billions to boost social and affordable rental homes
The Albanese Labor Government is taking a number of actions in next month’s Budget to improve the supply of rental housing, including to support more social and affordable rental housing.
Clarendon Vale opening shows the importance of secure housing funding
More Tasmanians will have access to supported accommodation with the official opening of new modular homes in Clarendon Vale funded by the Federal Government.
State of the Nation's Housing report shows why $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund is needed
Today’s National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation’s ‘State of the Nation’s Housing 2022-23’ report shows the need for all Governments, industry and housing stakeholders to work together to improve housing outcomes for Australians.
Albanese government to deliver $67.5 million boost to Homelessness funding
The Albanese Government will deliver a $67.5 million boost to homelessness funding to states and territories over the next year, to help address the serious challenges revealed in the latest Census data.
Importance of working together so more Australians have a safe place to call home
Today’s release of the latest Census data on homelessness underscores the critical importance of all governments working together to address this problem.
Reconnect funding to help young people at risk of homelessness
The Albanese Government is investing $91.7 million into youth homelessness through the Reconnect program over the next three years.
Boost for Melbourne social and affordable housing
The construction of three social and affordable apartment housing projects is on track to soon deliver more than 200 homes in metropolitan Melbourne.
Albanese Government action helps 2,000 regional Australians into home ownership
The Albanese Government’s Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee has already helped more than 2,000 Australians into home ownership, just five months after its launch.
Landmark housing legislation passes lower house
The Albanese Government’s landmark legislation to deliver the single biggest investment in affordable and social housing in more than a decade has passed the House of Representatives.
Landmark Housing Legislation Introduced to Parliament
Affordable Housing Investments
$70 million partnership to deliver affordable housing on city-fringe
A $70 million, 130-plus apartment ‘Build to Rent’ project on Adelaide’s city-fringe will deliver an increase in social housing plus dozens of affordable rentals for key workers including nurses, police and ambulance officers.
Housing and Homelessness Ministers meet for first Ministerial Council
The first Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council (Ministerial Council) was held in Sydney on 6 December following its re-establishment by National Cabinet on 30 September 2022.
Albanese Government helping more regional Australians into home ownership
One thousand regional Australians have already taken advantage of the Albanese Government’s Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee just weeks after its launch on 1 October.
Albanese Government housing agenda already delivering for Australians
More than 360 regional Australians have already taken advantage of the Albanese Government’s Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee just a month after its launch on October 1.
Helping more Australians into homes
The Albanese Government is delivering the most significant housing reform agenda in a generation, so that more Australians will have a safe place to call home.