{"id":24114,"date":"2023-11-20T22:10:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T22:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=24114"},"modified":"2023-11-20T22:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T22:10:30","slug":"working-together-to-build-4000-new-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/11\/20\/working-together-to-build-4000-new-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD 4,000 NEW HOMES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Albanese Government\u2019s Social Housing Accelerator will build around 4,000 homes for Australians who need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government is today releasing final implementation plans for the $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator that shows how many homes each state and territory government will deliver with funding from the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commonwealth funding for these homes must be committed in full by state and territory governments by 30 June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another example of the Albanese Government working with states and territories to build more homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator is in addition to our new $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s announcement builds on the agreement by National Cabinet to deliver the most significant housing reforms in a generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This agreement includes a new national target to build 1.2 million new well\u2011located homes, the National Planning Reform Blueprint, and A Better Deal for Renters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At National Cabinet, the Albanese Government also committed a further $3 billion to the New Homes Bonus to incentivise states and territories to undertake the reforms necessary to reach the 1.2 million well\u2011located homes target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new Housing Support Program will provide another $500 million to help local and state and territory governments deliver new housing supply in well\u2011located areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"prime-minister-anthony-albanese-said\">Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAustralians in every part of the country deserve the security of a roof over their head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWorking with every state and territory government, our $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator will make a huge difference for thousands of Australian families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy Government has an ambitious housing agenda, including the delivery of 30,000 affordable and social homes through our $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"minister-julie-collins-said\">Minister Julie Collins said:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe recognise Australia is facing housing challenges, which is why we\u2019re taking immediate action with our $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis new funding, and the homes we are announcing today, will mean more Australians will have a safe and affordable place to call home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Social Housing Accelerator is just one part of our ambitious housing reform agenda, which is already making a real difference right across the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanese Government\u2019s Social Housing Accelerator will build around 4,000 homes for Australians who need them. The Government is today releasing final implementation plans for the $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator that shows how many homes each state and territory government will deliver with funding from the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth funding for these homes must &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/11\/20\/working-together-to-build-4000-new-homes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD 4,000 NEW HOMES&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24115,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24114\/revisions\/24115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}