Build 15,000 new, low carbon social housing homes

Right now, there are currently 14,000 families on WA’s social housing waiting list, waiting an average of 94 weeks for a home. Another 9,000 Western Australians are experiencing homelessness with 1000 people sleeping rough each night.

Building more social housing with zero running costs is a humane and sustainable solution for these families.

The good news is that through building 15,000 new, low-carbon social housing homes we can create 58,500 shovel-ready jobs, reduce household energy bills and safeguard our climate.

Right now, there are currently 14,000 families on WA’s social housing waiting list, waiting an average of 94 weeks for a home. Another 9,000 Western Australians are experiencing homelessness with 1000 people sleeping rough each night.

Building more social housing with zero running costs is a humane and sustainable solution for these families.

The good news is that through building 15,000 new, low-carbon social housing homes we can create 58,500 shovel-ready jobs, reduce household energy bills and safeguard our climate.

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Stimulus spending on social housing provides one of the best opportunities to save existing jobs in the housing sector and create new jobs over the long term but has the extra added benefit of providing much-needed housing for WA’s most vulnerable.

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Dear Premier Mark McGowan, Treasurer Ben Wyatt, Environment Minister Stephen Dawson, Housing Minister Peter Tinley and Community Services Minister Simone McGurk

I commend your response to the COVID-19 crisis so far. The economic, health and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Western Australia has been profound.

I strongly advocate that any COVID-19 stimulus and recovery package should include measures that can both quickly stimulate job creation and economic recovery and align with our commitment to net-zero by 2050.

I urge you to use the 2020/21 Budget response to build 15,000 new, low-carbon social housing homes. This will create 58,500 shovel-ready jobs, reduce household energy bills and safeguard our climate.

Housing construction is one of the most powerful job keepers and economic multipliers across the economy, and construction will play a huge role in WA’s economic recovery. Stimulus spending on social housing provides one of the best opportunities to save existing jobs in the housing sector and create new jobs over the long term but has the extra added benefit of providing much-needed housing for Western Australia’s most vulnerable.

There are currently 14,000 families on WA’s social housing waiting list, waiting an average of 94 weeks for a home. Another 9,000 Western Australians are experiencing homelessness with 1000 of these sleeping rough each night.

I urge you to implement Clean State WA’s Buildings Initiative:
https://www.cleanstate.org.au/jobs-plan-build-social-housing-homes

Together we can kickstart WA’s economy with thousands of clean jobs that take care of families and our climate.

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