A future Coalition government would scrap funding for renewable energy projects, electric vehicle subsidies and social housing to pay for income tax cuts, according to leader Angus Taylor. He said the savings would add $31 billion to the federal budget bottom line, more than covering the plan to index income tax brackets to inflation. Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson said banning non-citizens from welfare and NDIS payments would add another $2 billion. Treasurer Jim Chalmers accused the opposition of not explaining how it would fund $110 billion in unfunded commitments.
据澳大利亚经济发展委员会(Committee for Economic Development of Australia)的一份报告显示,在经济适用租赁住房中,能够负担得起租金的低收入家庭所获得的比例不足五分之一。租金往往按市场价格的一定比例设定,而非依据家庭收入,且宽泛的资格标准使中等收入家庭也能与之竞争名额。与咨询公司Urbis(Urbis)合作的分析发现,在对符合社会住房资格的家庭来说负担得起的租赁房源中,只有19%被这些家庭获得。绿党参议员Barbara Pocock呼吁政府直接建设和运营公共住房。
Hay Shire Council(海郡议会)总经理David Webb回应了社区对将Myers Lane单元住房转交Argyle Housing(阿盖尔住房机构)的担忧。Webb先生表示,目标是对这六套单元住房进行长期、专业的管理,这些单元最初是在前房屋管理部门的帮助下设立的。他说,NSW Land and Housing Corporation(新南威尔士州土地与住房公司)将保留其现有的产权份额和使用限制,因此这些单元将继续用于社会住房和可负担住房。目前尚未签署最终协议,待条款敲定后,将向议员提交进一步的报告。
首批住户已开始迁入位于马歇尔路的纽敦价值4960万澳元的社会住房项目。该项目将场地内的公寓数量从22套增至77套,其中包括为家庭设计的更大户型,以及为处于危机中的人士提供的住所。项目包括12套三居室公寓和16套两居室公寓。景观化的公共区域设有儿童游乐区、烧烤设施和座椅。Unison Community Housing(Unison社区住房机构)负责建设并将负责管理该项目,资金来自Housing Australia Future Fund(澳大利亚住房未来基金)。该项目是联邦政府在大吉朗地区投资4.3亿澳元、兴建520多套住房计划的一部分。
The federal government has allocated $16 million to construct 29 new homes for women and children escaping family violence in Geelong and Armstrong Creek. These dwellings, to be completed within two years, will provide accommodation for individuals at risk of homelessness. Housing Minister Clare O’Neil emphasised the importance of safe housing for vulnerable Australians. The announcement coincided with the opening of a 77-apartment social housing development in Newtown, funded by the Housing Australia Future Fund. This project increased the site’s capacity from 22 to 77 apartments, with some units prioritised for crisis housing.