Legislative Council: Thursday, July 04, 2019

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Affordable Housing

The Hon. M.C. PARNELL (14:37): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Leader of the Government, representing the Minister for Human Services, a question about affordable housing.

Leave granted.

The Hon. M.C. PARNELL: The government is currently developing a new housing and homelessness strategy for South Australia, with a draft expected later this year. In the meantime, we have an existing affordable housing policy, which includes the requirement for all new significant developments to include 15 per cent of dwellings to be offered as affordable housing. The main delivery mechanism for that obligation appears to be the use of land management agreements (LMAs) in which the developers commit to meeting their affordable housing targets.

My questions of the minister are: firstly, is the government confident that developers are not avoiding their obligations to provide affordable housing? Secondly, will the minister publish a list of developments subject to the affordable housing obligation and the contents of all relevant land management agreements?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:38): On behalf of the minister, I will take the question on notice and bring back a reply.