House debates
Friday, 12 June 2020
Questions without Notice
National Housing Infrastructure Facility
2:30 pm
Jason Clare (Blaxland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
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) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
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Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
The Treasurer has the call. The member for Deakin, the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing, will cease interjecting. The Treasurer has the call.
2:31 pm
Josh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
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.