❓ The Minister for Housing and Works outlines the Carpenter government's strategies for increasing social housing supply in Western Australia, including building, buying, and partnerships with community housing organisations.
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SOCIAL HOUSING OPTIONS
Can the minister advise the house about the new solutions the Carpenter government is implementing to ensure a sufficient supply of social housing options for people in need in the community of Western Australia? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
Can the minister advise the house about the new solutions the Carpenter government is implementing to ensure a sufficient supply of social housing options for people in need in the community of Western Australia? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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I thank the member for Swan Hills for that question. The Carpenter government is determined to provide more social housing to meet the growing demands of the people of Western Australia. We are pursuing both traditional solutions and new partnerships. In terms of traditional solutions, the government is continuing to build and buy. This year alone, the government will be commencing or purchasing 1 000 social housing units. About one-third of these will be delivered through innovative community housing partnerships. Since last year we have been actively pursuing partnerships with organisations that have traditionally provided particular kinds of community housing. These partnerships will enable us to increase the amount of quality affordable housing for those in need in the community. Last Thursday, I launched a $75 million community housing construction program for 2008-09. Of that amount, $60 million will be provided by the state government and the other $15 million will be private equity contributions. A good example of this is the partnership we registered last week with Southern Cross Care, which is an excellent example of the type of organisation we want to work with. It is established and professional, and has a great capacity to strengthen our partnerships and strategic alliances. We expect that this partnership will significantly increase our capacity to provide social housing for seniors in both the metropolitan area and the regions. We also believe that its success will lead to further partnerships of this kind. We are also working with organisations such as Foundation Housing Ltd and Access Housing Association. This is a new pathway forward. We are thinking boldly and creatively, just as we did when we launched the successful shared equity scheme First Start.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for that question. The Carpenter government is determined to provide more social housing to meet the growing demands of the people of Western Australia. We are pursuing both traditional solutions and new partnerships. In terms of traditional solutions, the government is continuing to build and buy. This year alone, the government will be commencing or purchasing 1 000 social housing units. About one-third of these will be delivered through innovative community housing partnerships. Since last year we have been actively pursuing partnerships with organisations that have traditionally provided particular kinds of community housing. These partnerships will enable us to increase the amount of quality affordable housing for those in need in the community. Last Thursday, I launched a $75 million community housing construction program for 2008-09. Of that amount, $60 million will be provided by the state government and the other $15 million will be private equity contributions. A good example of this is the partnership we registered last week with Southern Cross Care, which is an excellent example of the type of organisation we want to work with. It is established and professional, and has a great capacity to strengthen our partnerships and strategic alliances. We expect that this partnership will significantly increase our capacity to provide social housing for seniors in both the metropolitan area and the regions. We also believe that its success will lead to further partnerships of this kind. We are also working with organisations such as Foundation Housing Ltd and Access Housing Association. This is a new pathway forward. We are thinking boldly and creatively, just as we did when we launched the successful shared equity scheme First Start.
I thank the member for Swan Hills for that question. The Carpenter government is determined to provide more social housing to meet the growing demands of the people of Western Australia. We are pursuing both traditional solutions and new partnerships. In terms of traditional solutions, the government is continuing to build and buy. This year alone, the government will be commencing or purchasing 1 000 social housing units. About one-third of these will be delivered through innovative community housing partnerships. Since last year we have been actively pursuing partnerships with organisations that have traditionally provided particular kinds of community housing. These partnerships will enable us to increase the amount of quality affordable housing for those in need in the community. Last Thursday, I launched a $75 million community housing construction program for 2008-09. Of that amount, $60 million will be provided by the state government and the other $15 million will be private equity contributions. A good example of this is the partnership we registered last week with Southern Cross Care, which is an excellent example of the type of organisation we want to work with. It is established and professional, and has a great capacity to strengthen our partnerships and strategic alliances. We expect that this partnership will significantly increase our capacity to provide social housing for seniors in both the metropolitan area and the regions. We also believe that its success will lead to further partnerships of this kind. We are also working with organisations such as Foundation Housing Ltd and Access Housing Association. This is a new pathway forward. We are thinking boldly and creatively, just as we did when we launched the successful shared equity scheme First Start.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for that question. The Carpenter government is determined to provide more social housing to meet the growing demands of the people of Western Australia. We are pursuing both traditional solutions and new partnerships. In terms of traditional solutions, the government is continuing to build and buy. This year alone, the government will be commencing or purchasing 1 000 social housing units. About one-third of these will be delivered through innovative community housing partnerships. Since last year we have been actively pursuing partnerships with organisations that have traditionally provided particular kinds of community housing. These partnerships will enable us to increase the amount of quality affordable housing for those in need in the community. Last Thursday, I launched a $75 million community housing construction program for 2008-09. Of that amount, $60 million will be provided by the state government and the other $15 million will be private equity contributions. A good example of this is the partnership we registered last week with Southern Cross Care, which is an excellent example of the type of organisation we want to work with. It is established and professional, and has a great capacity to strengthen our partnerships and strategic alliances. We expect that this partnership will significantly increase our capacity to provide social housing for seniors in both the metropolitan area and the regions. We also believe that its success will lead to further partnerships of this kind. We are also working with organisations such as Foundation Housing Ltd and Access Housing Association. This is a new pathway forward. We are thinking boldly and creatively, just as we did when we launched the successful shared equity scheme First Start.
I thank the member for Swan Hills for that question. The Carpenter government is determined to provide more social housing to meet the growing demands of the people of Western Australia. We are pursuing both traditional solutions and new partnerships. In terms of traditional solutions, the government is continuing to build and buy. This year alone, the government will be commencing or purchasing 1 000 social housing units. About one-third of these will be delivered through innovative community housing partnerships. Since last year we have been actively pursuing partnerships with organisations that have traditionally provided particular kinds of community housing. These partnerships will enable us to increase the amount of quality affordable housing for those in need in the community. Last Thursday, I launched a $75 million community housing construction program for 2008-09. Of that amount, $60 million will be provided by the state government and the other $15 million will be private equity contributions. A good example of this is the partnership we registered last week with Southern Cross Care, which is an excellent example of the type of organisation we want to work with. It is established and professional, and has a great capacity to strengthen our partnerships and strategic alliances. We expect that this partnership will significantly increase our capacity to provide social housing for seniors in both the metropolitan area and the regions. We also believe that its success will lead to further partnerships of this kind. We are also working with organisations such as Foundation Housing Ltd and Access Housing Association. This is a new pathway forward. We are thinking boldly and creatively, just as we did when we launched the successful shared equity scheme First Start.
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