WHAT WE DO

Our purpose is to improve housing outcomes by helping more Australians to access affordable, safe and secure housing.

Support to buy a home

The Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme, administered by Housing Australia, supports eligible home buyers to purchase a home sooner. 

The Scheme has already helped over 243,000 Australians realise their dream of home ownership.

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Affordable Housing Bond Aggregator

Low-cost long-term loans to registered community housing providers for social and affordable housing through the Affordable Housing Bond Aggregator (AHBA). 

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National Housing Infrastructure Facility

Through the National Housing Infrastructure Facility Critical Infrastructure (NHIF CI) we finance critical infrastructure to unlock and accelerate new housing supply.

Through the NHIF Social and Affordable Housing (NHIF SAH), we provide concessional loans, grants or combination of to directly support new social or affordable housing projects. 

The NHIF Crisis and Transitional (NHIF CT) provides concessional loans, grants or combination of to support the delivery of new crisis and transitional housing projects for vulnerable Australians. 

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Housing Australia Future Fund Facility and National Housing Accord Facility

Co-investment finance to support the delivery of 40,000 social and affordable homes across Australia, through the Housing Australia Future Fund Facility and National Housing Accord Facility.  

 

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Our impact

Housing Australia's impact - read more about our contribution to improving housing outcomes

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$5.2b
Loans approved by Housing Australia Board
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21,900+
New & existing homes supported
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$880m
Estimated interest savings
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$1.05b
Infrastructure funding approved by Housing Australia Board
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243,000+
Australians helped to buy their own home

Latest news

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01 Oct 2025
Expanded Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme to support more Australians into home ownership

Housing Australia welcomes the expansion of the Australian Government’s home ownership support, with the launch  of the Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme. From today, the changes made to the Scheme will make it easier for more Australians to buy a home, with unlimited places, higher property price caps, and no income caps.

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24 Aug 2025
Unlimited places, higher property price caps for first home buyers from 1 October 2025
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30 Jul 2025
Housing Australia releases National Housing Infrastructure Facility Review
HAFFF Round Two project
03 Jul 2025
Contracts signed to support 18,650 social and affordable homes under the Housing Australia Future Fund Facility and National Housing Accord Facility