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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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ENSURE THE SUPPLY OF LAND

Objective:

Ensure the supply of land to enable community housing providers to meet future client needs.

Initiatives	Achievements
Implement with LDA a rolling program of land sales to Community Housing Canberra for affordable housing projects with the first three projects in Belconnen and Gungahlin to start in 2006-07.	The LDA’s 2007-08 Statement of Intent provides for a rolling program of sales to CHC Affordable Housing of 120 dwellings per annum. A Memorandum of Understanding between LDA and CHC has been finalised to guide land supply arrangements over the next five years. Construction of the first properties under this arrangement is expected to commence in the second half of 2008.
Identify development sites throughout Canberra for a mix of housing development which enhances the provision of affordable and accessible housing.	As surplus sites become available they are assessed to ensure that a mix of housing which meets the needs of both the local and wider community will be provided. The ACT Government has written to the Commonwealth identifying surplus Commonwealth land suitable for housing.

Initiatives

Achievements

Implement with LDA a rolling program of land sales to Community Housing Canberra for affordable housing projects with the first three projects in Belconnen and Gungahlin to start in 2006-07.

The LDA’s 2007-08 Statement of Intent provides for a rolling program of sales to CHC Affordable Housing of 120 dwellings per annum.

A Memorandum of Understanding between LDA and CHC has been finalised to guide land supply arrangements over the next five years. Construction of the first properties under this arrangement is expected to commence in the second half of 2008.

Identify development sites throughout Canberra for a mix of housing development which enhances the provision of affordable and accessible housing.

As surplus sites become available they are assessed to ensure that a mix of housing which meets the needs of both the local and wider community will be provided.

The ACT Government has written to the Commonwealth identifying surplus Commonwealth land suitable for housing.