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The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) has agreed to provide approximately $70 million in funding to community housing provider BaptistCare NSW & ACT to support their participation in the NSW Government’s Social and Affordable Housing Fund (SAHF) Program in Carlingford, NSW. With the loan to BaptistCare, 10,000 homes have been delivered in NSW with NHFIC funding over the past 4 years.

The significant pressures impacting housing supply and affordability were canvassed at this morning’s industry presentation and panel discussion on the ‘State of the Nation’s Housing 2022-23’ Report. The Report was published by the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) on 2 April 2023.

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) today released its third flagship ‘State of the Nation’s Housing 2022-23’ research report.

To read the Federal Government’s statement on the appointment of Ms Teresa Dyson as the acting Chair to the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) for a three month period, click here.

Countries with prominent and growing institutional and private finance investment in social and affordable housing, typically have long-standing government policies such as guarantees, enduring subsidies, or public and private loan intermediation (similar to NHFIC’s bond aggregator), which help reduce the funding gap, research released today by the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) found.

The construction of three social and affordable apartment housing projects is on track to soon deliver more than 200 homes in metropolitan Melbourne. This has been a collaboration between the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), Victorian community housing provider HousingFirst, City of Port Phillip (CoPP) and the Victorian State Government.

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) notes the Federal Government’s introduction of a Housing Legislative Package into Parliament today. Once passed, the legislation will enable the delivery of a range of housing policy commitments announced in last October’s Federal Budget.  

The legislation includes renaming NHFIC as Housing Australia, and expanding our functions to assist in delivering more social and affordable housing for Australians. 

Subject to the timeframe for the passing of the enabling legislation, NHFIC will liaise with stakeholders regarding any operational impacts to ensure a smooth transition. 

NHFIC looks forward to continuing to deliver the Home Guarantee Scheme, Affordable Housing Bond Aggregator and National Housing Infrastructure Facility to improve housing outcomes for Australians. 

Link to announcement by the Hon Julie Collins MP.

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) will provide approximately $33 million in financing to help community housing provider, Housing Choices Tasmania (HCT) deliver up to 181 social and affordable dwellings in Tasmania.

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) today launched its first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), a Reflect RAP, to learn, reflect and progress our reconciliation journey with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.