Media Centre
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Housing Australia will provide $206.25 million in funding to support one of Queensland’s largest social and affordable housing project, which will deliver 490 dwellings in Cairns in the state’s north.
Housing Australia has selected an initial pipeline of 185 projects to potentially deliver more than 13,700 social and affordable homes across the country under the first funding round of the Federal Government's Housing Australia Future Fund Facility (HAFFF) and National Housing Accord Facility (NHAF).
In 2023-24 the Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS or Scheme) supported 34% more home buyers to purchase or build their own home than last financial year, with an increasing number of key workers and regional Australians participating in the Scheme, according to Housing Australia’s Home Guarantee Scheme Trends and Insights Report 2023-2024.
From 1 July 2024, more support is available via the Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS or Scheme) to help eligible home buyers to buy a home sooner, including first home buyers, single parents and people in regional areas.
More than 150,000 Australians have bought or built their own home over the past four years, with support from the Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS or Scheme) that is administered by Housing Australia.