Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

There was a reshaping of this program from the original budget program, which was $300 million over five years in the 2008-09 budget. Minister Garrett did announce changes to the program in the light of the assistance being provided through the government’s Energy Efficient Homes package, which was announced in the 2009-10 budget. So there was a very substantial program announcement in that budget, which is well known. The reshaped program is intended to deliver around 75,000 loans and there was a saving of some $125 million to the budget. However, the home sustainability assessments, I am advised, still remain at the estimated 360,000 households.