Link Wentworth has successfully been named preferred applicant for six projects under the first round of the Housing Australia Future Fund Facility (HAFFF) and National Housing Accord Facility (NHAF).
The funding will assist Link Wentworth in meeting the costs of delivering critical social and affordable housing across Sydney.
It will see 275 homes developed to offer safe, secure, affordable housing to Australians in need, with a total value of circa $215 million.
Link Wentworth鈥檚 projects funded under the HAFF include:
- Cammeray
- Rouse Hill
- Queenscliff
- North Ryde
- Thornleigh
- Pennant Hills.
Link Wentworth is also working in partnership with 星空视频s NSW on a HAFF Round 1 project.
Link Wentworth CEO Andrew McAnulty said the HAFF provides an essential way forward to help address the housing crisis.
鈥淭he HAFF is about delivering more equitable and sustainable housing, with Community Housing Providers the experts in building homes, managing tenancies, and connecting tenants with support services,鈥� Mr McAnulty said.
“The funding is recognition of the important role the Community Housing industry has in providing long-term solutions, as a trusted partner of government and the private sector.
鈥淗ousing policy and the HAFF are essential to ensuring we have the long-term strategies, infrastructure, and investment to address the housing crisis. We look to all political parties to secure support for future housing by committing to ongoing funding.鈥�
Link Wentworth is one of Australia鈥檚 largest providers of social housing, giving 10,000 Sydney residents a safe, secure, and affordable place to live. The not-for-profit has been operating for more than 40 years.
Media enquiries
Eva Gerencer, Chief Communications Officer
eva.gerencer@linkwentworth.org.au
0427 926 588
Link Wentworth wishes to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we work and pay our respect to the Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.