An additional $450 million will be invested into the Social Housing Investment Fund, which is part of the WA Government's record now-$2.6 billion investment in housing and homelessness services in WA, including the delivery of 4,000 social housing dwellings and refurbishments and maintenance works to many thousands more.
The new investment in the fund is expected to deliver around 700 additional social homes across WA and fund major refurbishments to the Department of Communities' ageing housing stock to ensure dwellings can continue to house vulnerable Western Australians now and into the future.
As part of the WA Government’s homelessness reforms, $49 million is being provisioned in the Budget for a pilot program to partner with community housing organisations to provide 100 supportive landlord homes for people experiencing rough sleeping in regional Western Australia.
The WA Government has also made amendments to Keystart's pilot Urban Connect program that will mean one-bedroom apartments are now eligible under Urban Connect. A new Keystart Loan Program will also be introduced to enable customers to secure pre-sale off-the-plan properties.
