NSW state budget: advocates criticise the ‘crumbs’ allocated to social housing

Community Housing Industry Association says Labor treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s announcements are ‘extremely disappointing’ for those on wait lists

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Housing advocates have criticised the New South Wales government for failing to provide meaningful funding and reform to get more homes built and reduce the social housing waitlist in its first budget.

The measures included in Tuesday’s budget have been described as “extremely disappointing” and amounting to “crumbs” when compared with the scale of need across the state experiencing a “chronic housing crisis”.

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