Tasmania’s Greens will push for a fourfold increase in government funding for affordable housing as part of their latest election campaign promise.
The party unveiled their “real plan” to build 10,000 new homes by 2032, averaging over 1,000 homes annually, on Friday.
MP Vica Bayley said making sure every Tasmanian has a place to call home should be the “top priority – not a billion-dollar stadium”.
“Jeremy Rockliff’s re-announcement of his “10,000 new homes by 2032” target has done nothing to fix the fairytale figures underpinning the policy. The $1.5 billion allocated over ten years by the Liberals is only enough to build 3,000 homes – not 10,000,” Bayley said.
“If we are going to build the housing Tasmanians are crying out for, we need to put our money where our mouth is. That means real investment to deliver on the promise of 10,000 homes, not hollow promises that will never be delivered.”
He said the Greens would increase housing funding by $250 million annually and establish a Department of Public Works to boost the construction workforce and deliver value for money to the Tasmanian taxpayer.
“With a new government and the Greens in balance of power we will fight hard for genuine investment in building public and affordable housing,” he said.
As of December 2023, 4,685 Tasmanians were on the housing waiting list, down from 4,701 in November.
