THE WA government is calling for expressions of interest from builders and developers to deliver social housing across the state.
Submissions are welcome to builders and developers of all sides through the “Call for Submissions for Social Housing” initiative, which will help the government deliver homes through its record $3.2 billion investment in housing and homelessness measures.
The initiative invites private industry to contribute to delivering liveable and sustainable apartment and grouped dwelling residential developments (of up to 30 homes) in Perth and regional Western Australia.
This as Perth led the nation in rental growth in the year to April, with a huge 13.6% rise, now sitting at $669 per week, according to CoreLogic.
“The Cook Government is doing everything it can to increase the supply of housing in Western Australia,” said John Carey, minister for housing.
“Our record $3.2 billion investment in housing and homelessness measures is supporting delivery of 5,000 new social homes, with more than 2,200 dwellings already completed, with a further 1,000 under contract or construction for future delivery.
The initiative is supported by the $843 million increase in funding for social and affordable housing and homelessness initiatives provided by the 2024-25 State Budget.
Including an additional $400 million to expand the Social and Affordable Housing Investment Fund (SAHIF) to support the delivery and refurbishment of social housing stock, and provide housing to vulnerable members of the community.
This will bring the total number of new social homes funded in this term of government to almost 5,000, of which more than 2,100 have already been delivered. More than 1,500 homes have also been refurbished.
While ShelterWA recently urged the government to set up an affordable rental housing scheme worth up to $2 billion ahead of potentially thousands of affordable homes being lost to the private market with the wind-up of the NRAS. With ShelterWA also calling on the state government to retrofit all of Western Australia’s 42,000 social housing dwellings by 2030,
“The ‘Call for Submissions for Social Housing’ initiative partners with the private sector to broaden delivery of social housing in Western Australia,” added Carey.
Submissions can be made to the Department of Communities through to 2 July 2025.
