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HIA welcomes NSW Budget efforts to support home building
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The NSW Government released its 2025/26 Budget today, announcing the Government will guarantee pre-sales for up to $1 billion of housing projects at a time, including $5-50 million per project. They expect to be accepting applications by the end of 2025 and the program will last for five years.
“Pre-sales represent a major hurdle for new housing developments, especially higher density housing and apartments. Without sufficient pre-sales, finance is harder to obtain, often delaying construction,” added Mr Armitage.
“Multi-unit construction volumes have halved across NSW since last decade and represents a major obstacle to the state achieving its share of the housing targets under the National Housing Accord.
“The NSW Government Budget also includes measures to boost the local construction workforce and address the shortages of skilled trades that have persisted in recent years.
“Over 23,000 new apprentices will be trained in construction trades over the next two years as part of a $3.4 billion investment into skills and TAFE by the NSW Government.
“This will include funding for up to 90,000 fee free apprenticeships and traineeships for priority qualifications at TAFE NSW and NSW Smart and Skilled training providers, and support for 4,800 existing workers to enter NSW construction. Existing migrants will also receive re-training to the point of trade accreditation.
“Significant pipelines of public infrastructure and renovations work, and around the lowest unemployment rates nationwide on record, have kept skilled trades in short supply in recent years, despite the weakest couple of years of home building in over a decade.
“NSW suffers from the least affordable housing in the country, so it is very welcome to see the NSW government putting housing supply front and centre in today’s Budget.
“HIA looks forward to seeing greater detail related to these, and other Budget announcements and stands ready to work with the NSW Government to ensure their efforts help drive housing construction across the state,” concluded Mr Armitage.
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