Sale of Waterloo South public housing will see residents rehoused nearby, NSW government pledges

Exclusive: Tenants feel let down by Labor, but Chris Minns insists sale does not meet definition of privatisation'

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The New South Wales housing mister, Rose Jackson, is moving to reassure tenants in the Waterloo South public housing they will be rehoused within the suburb and offered spots back in the complex when the controversial development is completed.

The government has been fending off criticism for proceeding with the sale and is pushing forward with plans to sell more land to developers for housing, despite promising to end privatisation and freeze the sale of all social housing assets.