The previous Labor government did not leave a single dollar in the budget for the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. The coalition allocated funding when it came to government and then, in this budget, announced that funding for homelessness would be made permanent—something Labor never did. The coalition government's new $1.5 billion housing agreement will, for the first time, provide funding to the states that is linked to measurable outcomes. In addition to this funding, the coalition government will also provide $4.5 billion to 1.3 million people this year to assist with rental affordability.