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Invitation to make submissions

12.09.08

Members of the public, community and business organisations are invited to make submissions to the Affordable Housing Steering Group.

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Affordability improves for first homebuyers

20.08.08

The Government has welcomed a new industry report showing that first home buyer affordability increased by 10% in the June quarter of 2008, compared to the same quarter in 2007.

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Affordable Housing Action Plan Progress Report

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Affordable Housing Action Plan

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Report of the Affordable Housing Steering Group

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Ministerial Statement on Housing Affordablity

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CHANGING REGULATIONS TO REFLECT NEW PRIORITIES

Objective:

Ensure the planning legislation and requirements facilitate the achievement of key Government and community priorities such as affordable housing and aged care.

Initiatives	Achievements
As part of the ACT Planning and Land Authority Review reassess the impact of planning requirements on the cost of new dwellings.	Reforms to the planning system have commenced, with the new Planning and Development Act 2007 and the restructured Territory Plan which commenced on 31 March 2008. Consultations are being held with industry to address implementation issues with the new legislation. Affordable housing provisions have been included as part of the planning system reform through the Planning Guideline on Compact Block Housing for New Estates.

Initiatives

Achievements

As part of the ACT Planning and Land Authority Review reassess the impact of planning requirements on the cost of new dwellings.

Reforms to the planning system have commenced, with the new Planning and Development Act 2007 and the restructured Territory Plan which commenced on 31 March 2008.

Consultations are being held with industry to address implementation issues with the new legislation.

Affordable housing provisions have been included as part of the planning system reform through the Planning Guideline on Compact Block Housing for New Estates.