4housing
Mr Burns, pursuant to notice, moved—That this House:
(1)notes that:
(a)safe and affordable housing is central to the security and dignity of Australians;
(b)Australia does not have enough homes and has not for a long time; and
(c)the Government has committed to an ambitious housing reform agenda which will boost the supply of all housing, including more public and social housing, more affordable housing, more homes to rent, and more homes to buy;
(2)acknowledges the $6.2 billion in new investment in the 2024-25 budget to build more homes more quickly, bringing the Government’s new housing initiatives to $32 billion, which includes:
(a)additional funding for the new $9.3 billion National Agreement on Social Housing and Homelessness (including a doubling of Commonwealth homelessness funding to $400 million every year, matched by states and territories);
(b)directing $1 billion to Housing Australia towards crisis and transitional accommodation for women and children experiencing domestic violence;
(c)assisting nearly 1 million Australian households with the cost of rent by delivering $1.9 billion for the first back-to-back increase to Commonwealth Rent Assistance in more than 30 years; and
(d)providing up to $1.9 billion in concessional finance for community housing providers and other charities to support delivery of the 40,000 social and affordable homes under the Housing Australia Future Fund and National Housing Accord; and
(3)further acknowledges the Government’s ambitious goal of building 1.2 million homes by the end of the decade.
Debate ensued.