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Highlights of 2006-07

> Investment in new supply provided 883 new units, bringing the social housing portfolio to over 146,000 dwellings.


> Around 339,000 people were housed, of which 262,000 live in public housing and 77,000 in community housing (including crisis accommodation).


> 57,000 assistances were provided to over 33,000 households in the private rental market through Rentstart, Tenancy Guarantees and Special Assistance Subsidies.


> Fixed-term leases of two, five and 10 years were introduced.

 

> By 30 June, some 60,000 tenants had commenced to pay for their actual water usage and 70,000 homes were fitted with watersaving devices, resulting in saving the equivalent of 1,500 Olympicsize pools.


> A $49.8 million Affordable Housing Innovations Fund was established and the Shoalhaven Community Housing Scheme and Community Housing Limited were preferred applicants for the first $3.4 million debt equity project.


> Committed $66 million for the regeneration of six priority locations covering 18 housing estates across NSW.


> Provided 100 scholarships and 30 achievement awards for young people in social housing.


> Government’s release of future directions in community housing through the Planning for the Future: Community Housing, a Five-year Strategy for Growth
and Sustainability which will see a doubling of homes in the community housing sector.


> Release in April 2007 of the Housing and Human Services Accord, which  establishes a framework for cross-agency housing and support agreements.

> Selected Bonnyrigg Partnerships as the private-sector partner in December 2006 to plan and undertake the redevelopment of the Bonnyrigg Living Communities Project.


> Properties were auctioned and sold in June 2007 under the Building Stronger Communities Dubbo project for the redevelopment
of the Gordon Estate.


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