Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest has welcomed the release of housing targets for the 43 council areas in Sydney, Central Coast, the Hunter and the Illawarra.
The targets were a missing piece of the housing supply puzzle. It’s now time for Councils to get on with the job of meeting their targets.
Urban Taskforce has been calling for realistic targets, backed up with carrot and stick approach, as a critical component in putting NSW in the best possible position to meet the 377,000 new dwellings required under the National Housing Accord.
The linking of $200 million in infrastructure dollars to performance against targets was a key plank in the calls from the Urban Taskforce when the Minns Government was elected last year.
The Minns Government deserves credit for embracing realistic targets that ensure a fairer share of housing.
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