Social Housing Growth Fund

On 29 November 2008, the Council of Australian Governments agreed on a significant package of investment for housing, a total commitment of nearly $10 billion in the National Affordable Housing Agreement and its associated National Partnerships. This includes additional funding towards:

• Homelessness - $800 million over five years
• Remote Indigenous Housing - $1.94 billion over 10 years ($834.6 million over five years) and
• Social Housing - $400 million over two years

The Commonwealth and the States have agreed to a National Partnership on Social Housing, commencing 1 January 2009, with the Commonwealth providing $400 million over two years, $200 million in 2008-09 and $200 million in 2009-10, for capital investment for social housing and homelessness, know as the Social Housing Growth Fund.

The aim of the National Partnership is to increase the supply of social housing through new construction, providing approximately 1,600 to 2,100 additional dwellings by 2009-10.

NSW made two calls for Expressions of Interest, both opening on 19 January 2009. The first call for dwellings delivered by 30 June 2009 closed on 16 February 2009. The second call for dwellings delivered by 30 June 2010 closed on 16 March 2009.

Four Community Housing Providers were successful in the first round of the Social Housing Growth Fund. The table below outlines the successful organisations, the number of units that will be delivered and the amount of grant funding allocated to each organisation.

Six Community Housing Providers were successful in the second round of the Social Housing Growth Fund. The table below outlines the successful organisations, the number of units that will be delivered and the amount of grant funding allocated to each organisation.

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