Public Housing
ENCOURAGE THE COMMONWEALTH
Objective:
Encourage the Commonwealth to develop a more effective and viable funding base for public housing.
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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. |
A key reform required under the National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA) is to examine options for payment of funding for social housing, including Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA). The Commonwealth Government has taken the lead on this reform and sough advice from the Head of Treasuries (HoTS) group. |