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ENCOURAGE THE COMMONWEALTH

Objective:

Encourage the Commonwealth to develop a more effective and viable funding base for public housing.

Initiatives Achievements

Work with other States and Territories to encourage the Commonwealth to fund public housing based on the realistic cost of managing the asset, including provision for managing higher complexity tenancies.

The Commonwealth Government has committed to work cooperatively with State and Territory governments and the Australian Local Government Association to negotiate a National Affordable Housing Agreement that includes increasing the supply of social housing (including crisis housing).