House debates Questions without Notice
National Housing Infrastructure Facility
Jason Clare Blaxland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government
2:30 pm
My question is to the Treasurer. Yesterday, the Treasurer used the $1 billion National Housing Infrastructure Facility as evidence that this government was supporting the community housing sector. Given Treasury has revealed, a short time ago, that $999,800,000 of this still has not been spent, isn't this just another example that the government is leaving Australians behind?
Michael Sukkar Deakin, Liberal Party, Assistant Treasurer
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Tony Smith Speaker
The Treasurer has the call. The member for Deakin, the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing, will cease interjecting. The Treasurer has the call.
Josh Frydenberg Kooyong, Liberal Party, Treasurer
2:31 pm
NHFIC, as I said to the House yesterday, is a billion-dollar program that was established by the former Treasurer, now Prime Minister, which is out there providing support on top of our other social housing initiatives which I announced yesterday, including in the Hobart City Deal, providing support for those in the community who need that community housing.