Question regarding funding allocated to demand-side housing subsidies and assessment of their impact on housing prices. The answer refers to budget papers and a 2012 report on the FHOG.

AnsweredQoN 1494Legislative Council
Asked
14 April 2026
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Treasurer

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I refer to demand-side housing measures, and I ask:(a) how much funding has been allocated to demand-side subsidies; and(b) what assessment has been made of their impact on housing prices?

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Answered
14 May 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
Response time
6 days
(a)        I refer the Member to 2025-26 State Budget Paper 2, Division 11 and Appendix 10 of 2025-26 State Budget Paper 3.
(b)       Analysis of the impact of the FHOG was undertaken by the Housing Supply and Affordability Reform Working Party at the request of the Council of Australian Governments and was published in 2012.
I table a copy of this report

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