Victoria Adds Just 74 New Public Dwellings Despite Multi-Billion-Dollar Program

Victoria Adds Just 74 New Public Dwellings Despite Multi-Billion-Dollar Program
A person walks past a public housing tower on Morehead Street in Sydney, Australia, on Sep. 16, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Alfred Bui
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The Australian state of Victoria has added a sliver of new social housing stock over the past four years, despite introducing a multi-billion-dollar program to boost social housing.

The latest annual report by the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing revealed that the state had a total social housing stock of 86,887 dwellings by June 2022, a marginal increase from 86,813 dwellings recorded four years ago.
Alfred Bui
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