THE Western Australian government has committed to delivering 19 new social homes in Perth’s southern suburb of Hamilton Hill.
The homes will include seven family town homes on Kwenda Approach and 12 new social homes on Karda Way.
The INKA-constructed three-bedroom, two-bathroom two-storey townhouses will be made available to families on the public housing waitlist.
The properties have been built to a Silver Level Livable Standard and are located within close proximity of established amenities, shops and schools, and within easy access of bus routes on major road networks.
While the 12 new one- and two-bedroom homes commence works in January this year, with construction by Dale Alcock Projects.
The homes on Karda Way are being built using timber-framed offsite construction methods and are targeting 7.5-star NatHERS energy efficiency ratings.
Each dwelling will achieve Silver Level Livable Homes, ensuring suitability for ageing in place and adaptability for people with disabilities, with all homes to include waterwise gardens and solar energy systems.
“Since our record $2.6 billion investment in housing and homelessness measures, we’ve added more than 2,000 social homes, with a further 1,000 social homes under contract or construction,” said John Carey, minister for lands and housing.
“We’re doing everything we can to bolster the supply of housing throughout Western Australia – particularly for those who need it the most.”
In March, the WA state government announced that up to $50 million in grants will be made available for registered community housing providers under a call for submissions process aimed at boosting regional social and community housing supply.
The public housing waitlist in Kimberley region had blown out to an average of 226 weeks, or four years and four months, according to numbers supplied to Western Australia’s Parliament in September. Those on the state’s priority list need to wait 118 weeks, or two years and three months.
