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Tenants have started moving into 130 new affordable apartments in Sydney's Macquarie Park, thanks to funding from Housing Australia and the NSW Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC). The tenants include key workers employed at the nearby Macquarie University precinct.

Tenants move into 434 newly built homes delivered by a partnership between Housing Australia, the Victorian Government and industry 

Housing Australia funding will support a build-to-rent housing project in Perth to be undertaken by DevelopmentWA and the community housing sector in order to deliver much needed social and affordable housing.

A new village designed specifically for Aboriginal Elders will be created in Adelaide, thanks to funding from the Federal and South Australian Governments. 

From today, the Call for Applications is open for funding from the Federal Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund Facility (HAFFF) and National Housing Accord Facility (NHAF) for eligible social and affordable housing projects. 

Housing Australia notes the Australian Government has today released an updated Investment Mandate for Housing Australia. This comprises amendments to enable Housing Australia to provide loans and grants to support social and affordable housing projects that are funded through the Federal Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund Facility (HAFFF) and National Housing Accord Facility (NHAF). 

Subject to finalisation of program implementation details, Housing Australia will open the first funding round through these Facilities as soon as practicable.  

Further information will be available on the Housing Australia website here as the program progresses towards commencement. 

The Government announcement is available here. 

Housing Australia notes that the Federal Government today introduced legislation into the Commonwealth Parliament to establish the Help to Buy Program that will be administered and monitored by Housing Australia. The Program has not commenced. More information will be provided once available. 

The Government announcement is available here.

Housing Australia notes the Federal Government’s announcement today and welcomes the appointment of Ms Mary Ploughman and Ms Matina Papathanasiou as members of the Housing Australia Board.  

Housing Australia looks forward to working together to continue to improve housing outcomes for more Australians.  

Link to announcement by the Hon Julie Collins MP 

Housing Australia has signed its largest lending deal of approximately $517 million to support the delivery of 1,370 new homes in Melbourne under a partnership with Community Housing (Vic) Limited (CHL), the Victorian Government, and industry.