2022 budget: Jim Chalmers delivers national housing agreement to build 1m homes
by Benita Kolovos from World news | The Guardian on (#65378)
Historic' accord includes state and federal funding commitments for 20,000 new affordable dwellings
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A national plan to build 1m new homes before the end of the decade will be announced in the federal budget as part of a historic agreement between governments, investors and the construction sector.
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, will announce the national housing accord during Tuesday's budget, which will include the target of building 1m well-located" and energy-efficient homes in five years, starting from 2024.
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