❓ Mrs. Godfrey asks about the impact of the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) on low to moderate-income earners accessing private rental. The Minister responds by highlighting the scheme's progress and its contribution to affordable housing targets.
AnsweredQoN 489Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
NATIONAL RENTAL AFFORDABILITY SCHEME
489. Mrs G.J. GODFREY to the Minister for Housing:
I note the minister's recent announcement about
further support for the national rental affordability scheme. Can the minister
advise the house how these efforts are assisting those on low to moderate
incomes to access the private rental market?
489. Mrs G.J. GODFREY to the Minister for Housing:
I note the minister's recent announcement about
further support for the national rental affordability scheme. Can the minister
advise the house how these efforts are assisting those on low to moderate
incomes to access the private rental market?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Belmont for her very good question.
There are 22 national rental affordability scheme houses in her electorate of
Belmont. They are a key part of this state government's affordable
housing strategy to deliver 20 000 new affordable houses by 2020. I had the
privilege of visiting what is now called University Hall, previously known as
Currie Hall, in my electorate. The Leader of the Opposition's
representative, the member for Armadale, and I were at the opening of 500 new
NRAS units at University Hall. We both had the opportunity to walk through the
units. In my view, it is probably some of the best college accommodation in
Australia—it certainly is a lot better than in my day. It forms part of
our strategy to deliver more affordable houses in Western Australia. We
recently agreed to jointly fund another 1 000 houses with the commonwealth.
That brings our total number of NRAS-funded houses or dwellings for low to
moderate-income families in Western Australia to 7 000 commitments—7 000
houses, dwellings or university accommodation units. That goes a long way to
delivering 20 000 houses by 2020.
For those people who do not how the NRAS system works,
investors or community housing groups can apply for a subsidy through NRAS. It
is jointly supported by the state and commonwealth governments. The deal is
that it provides new houses at 20 per cent below the market rate for rentals. I
am very pleased with how this government is delivering our affordable housing
strategy. One of the major components of that strategy is the NRAS scheme,
under which 7 000 houses will be delivered by 2016. In fact, by June 2014, we
will have 2 040; by 30 June 2015, we will have delivered 5 000; and by 30 June
2016, we will have delivered 7 000. We already have 1 427 houses available for
occupancy.
There are 22 national rental affordability scheme houses in her electorate of
Belmont. They are a key part of this state government's affordable
housing strategy to deliver 20 000 new affordable houses by 2020. I had the
privilege of visiting what is now called University Hall, previously known as
Currie Hall, in my electorate. The Leader of the Opposition's
representative, the member for Armadale, and I were at the opening of 500 new
NRAS units at University Hall. We both had the opportunity to walk through the
units. In my view, it is probably some of the best college accommodation in
Australia—it certainly is a lot better than in my day. It forms part of
our strategy to deliver more affordable houses in Western Australia. We
recently agreed to jointly fund another 1 000 houses with the commonwealth.
That brings our total number of NRAS-funded houses or dwellings for low to
moderate-income families in Western Australia to 7 000 commitments—7 000
houses, dwellings or university accommodation units. That goes a long way to
delivering 20 000 houses by 2020.
For those people who do not how the NRAS system works,
investors or community housing groups can apply for a subsidy through NRAS. It
is jointly supported by the state and commonwealth governments. The deal is
that it provides new houses at 20 per cent below the market rate for rentals. I
am very pleased with how this government is delivering our affordable housing
strategy. One of the major components of that strategy is the NRAS scheme,
under which 7 000 houses will be delivered by 2016. In fact, by June 2014, we
will have 2 040; by 30 June 2015, we will have delivered 5 000; and by 30 June
2016, we will have delivered 7 000. We already have 1 427 houses available for
occupancy.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.