Heffron wins Public and Affordable Housing in Budget

The Iemma Government will spend over $20 million to provide much-needed affordable and public housing in the Heffron electorate:

-$7.94 million to commence construction of 11 new family homes, 14 new pensioner units in Waterloo and 15 new community housing dwellings in Botany,

-$200,000 to complete the construction of a further 14 pensioner units in Waterloo,

-$450,000 on planning works for future construction, and

-$4.76 million on major upgrading works on public housing in the local area

This is a total of $13.36 million from the 2006/07 Housing Budget in the Heffron electorate to provide housing assistance and to support the ongoing implementation of the Governments Reshaping Public Housing reforms announced last year.

On top of that, $7 million will be spent by City West Housing at Green Square to develop more affordable housing.

The 2006/07 housing budget demonstrates the Iemma Governments strong commitment to the future of affordable and public housing.

This year the Iemma Government is providing an additional $269.78 million over and above its obligations under the Commonwealth State Housing Agreement. This includes enhancement funding of $520,000 to be provided to the Community Housing sector to provide an additional 50 units of support accommodation for people with a mental illness under the Housing and Support Initiative (HASI).