Affordable Housing

299 Ms COOK (Hurtle Vale) (13 October 2020). Regarding the South Australian Housing Authorities Affordable Housing Initiative, what is the Housing Authority doing with the disability sector to get people on stable income support, who may not be able to save a deposit, into these homes?

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government): The Minister for Human Services has provided the following advice:

SA Housing Authority, HomeStart Finance, and the Department of Treasury and Finance is continuously exploring options to improve the effectiveness of grants (including the First Home Owner Grant), subsidies and support to increase the opportunity for households, including for people with disability, to move into home ownership.