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).