Reducing housing stress and homelessness is a top priority for the Tasmanian Liberal Government. All Tasmanians should live in homes that are safe, affordable and appropriate to their needs but this is not the case for many low income households. To support Tasmania’s Affordable Housing Strategy 2015-2025 the Government has developed Tasmania’s Affordable Housing Action Plan 2015-2019 which articulates the Government’s commitment over the next four years to deliver a landmark improvement in support for the supply of affordable housing in Tasmania.

The Action Plan commences with an immediate investment of $13.5 million in addition to the $9.3 million in New Projects already contained in the 2015-16 Budget. During the development of the 2016-17 Budget, priority will be given to funding a broad suite of initiatives over the period 2016-17 to 2018-19. The Government’s target is to increase supply by around 900 new homes as well as funding a range of supports, such as landlord incentives, head leases, and Streets Ahead, that will provide housing for 1600 vulnerable Tasmanian households over the next four years