Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness) Share this | Hansard source

There have been numerous comments from social housing tenants. Here are a couple that I have pulled out. The first one is from a Ms Leverton from Bundaberg, Queensland, who said:

As the wife and full-time carer of my husband, who has disabilities, this housing has made a huge difference in both our lives. I am able to concentrate on caring for my husband without the worries of maintaining a yard and constantly moving from house to house when owners decide to sell.

Greg Widders, a New South Wales social housing tenant, is another person who is delighted with his new home:

It is wonderful. I was consulted during the building stage and, because I am on dialysis and dust is a problem, I asked for vinyl flooring throughout rather than carpet. I have room for my dialysis machine and associated supplies and hook up for 9½ hours each night. It means I can keep working.

The good news is that 99.8 per cent of the approximately 16,500 dwellings in stage 2 will meet universal design requirements and energy ratings of at least six stars for over— (Time expired)