House of Assembly: Tuesday, August 24, 2021

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Affordable Homes Program

513 Ms COOK (Hurtle Vale) (9 June 2021). For the past 10 years, can the minister provide the number of homes sold under the Affordable Homes program (now known as HomeSeeker SA) in each individual year broken down by:

(a) those offered for sale by the SA Housing Authority?

(b) those offered for sale by private vendors?

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:

The number of homes offered for sold by the SA Housing Authority under the Affordable Homes program and HomeSeeker SA has reduced over recent years due to the significant reduction in the sale of public housing by the Marshall Liberal government.

The Marshall Liberal government is now boosting opportunities for affordable housing purchase through the Affordable Homes Initiative, which will build and offer for sale 1,000 affordable homes to eligible South Australians over 5 years.

Number of homes sold to eligible purchasers within the exclusive listing period1 though the Affordable Homes program and HomeSeeker SA:

Year SA Housing Authority Private vendors
2020-21 60 147
2019-20 40 15
2018-19 88 15
2017-18 126 22
2016-17 109 61
2015-16 151 67
2014-15 182 114
2013-14 202 74
2012-13 181 59
2011-12 171 53
Total 1,310 627


Data on homes sold outside the exclusive listing period is not reported. Homes could have been sold to either a purchaser who meets the eligibility requirements, sold to a purchaser who does not meet the eligibility requirements, or the property was withdrawn from program and sold at a later date.

Figures include homes under offer, pending settlement and sold.

Figures include homes sold from the Affordable Housing Initiative.