Building Momentum
NSW Pre-Budget Submission 2025-26
The not-for-profit community housing industry welcomes the NSW Governments’ commitment to build up to 8,400 new and renewed social housing properties through the Building Homes for NSW program, announced in the 2024 State Budget.
Whilst these new homes will eventually make a real difference for thousands of additional families across the state, the need for continued investment in social and affordable housing in the 2025-26 State Budget remains critical, with an estimated 132,000 households in need of social and affordable housing across the state right now.
The 2025 State Budget represents a vital and positive opportunity for the NSW Government to continue building momentum following their recent historic investment in social housing. The not-for-profit community housing industry stands ready to create the homes and outcomes that NSW needs.
Our Pre-Budget Submission, Building Momentum, shares our solutions for how the NSW Government can invest in a better housing future for NSW, and ensure that everyone has a safe, secure, and affordable place to call home.
Priority 1: Leverage community housing innovation to turbocharge social and affordable housing supply
- Invest an additional $200 million over two years to extend the Community Housing Innovation Fund to new social and affordable housing projects in regional NSW.
Priority 2: Match the Australian Government’s ambition by funding additional energy performance upgrades to social housing, including community housing
- Invest an additional $150 million over two years to expand the NSW Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative.
- Establish a Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator service to provide free support and grants to assist not-for-profit CHPs to prepare for climate change and deliver decarbonisation activity.
Priority 3: Renew ageing group homes for people with disability
- Invest $20 million over two years to pilot new approaches to renewing ageing NSW Government-owned group homes, utilising the development capabilities of not-for-profit community housing providers.