Remote Indigenous housing investment
Source: Australia. Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Media Release
"Remote Indigenous communities will benefit from a $5.5 billion investment in housing over the next ten years to improve living standards for families and children.
This is largest single investment any government has made to address the chronic underinvestment and appalling living conditions for Indigenous people in remote communities.
The National Partnership on Remote Indigenous Housing, agreed at the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in November 2008, will see the construction of up to 4,200 additional new houses to address severe overcrowding and homelessness.
The reforms will also result in major upgrades and repairs to around 4,800 houses in remote communities and provide up to 2,000 new jobs for local Indigenous people. "