The Greens’ plan to deliver public, social and affordable housing in Kiama has been welcomed by the community and representatives of Kiama Council at a press conference in Coronation Park today.
The plan responds to Kiama Council’s proposal to re-zone two hectares of Council-owned land from industrial to residential. With rents rising, essential workers leaving the region, and more than a third of renters in housing stress, the Greens are calling for the land to remain in public hands and deliver homes for the community rather than private profit.
The plan calls for:
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- The NSW Government and Kiama Council to partner in keeping the site in public ownership, with new homes delivered through Homes NSW and community housing providers.
- If the land is sold to private developers, a binding agreement requiring at least 30% of all dwellings to be affordable housing in perpetuity.
- Stronger regulation of short-term holiday rentals to return housing stock to the long-term rental market.
- Statewide reform to deliver 100,000 new public, social and affordable homes across NSW, and to legislate that 10% of all dwellings in the state are public or social housing.
