NSW Labor today condemned the claims by the NSW Liberal Government that the proceeds from the sale of the public housing in Millers Point will be reinvested in the social housing sy...stem.
“This is more disingenuous spin by the Liberals to cover up their appalling record of budget cuts to social housing. “ Shadow Minister for Housing Sophie Cotsis said today.
“The fact is the last budget shows the Liberals have cut funding for new housing construction in half compared to what Labor spent in our last year in office.
“Last year the Auditor General found the Liberals had delayed $85 million worth of maintenance work for social housing, causing the maintenance backlog to blow-out to $330 million.
“It has been 12 months since the Auditor General’s recommendation to develop a long-term social housing policy, but the Liberal’s still have not done this.”
Labor Candidate for Sydney Edwina Lloyd condemned the announcement by the NSW Liberal Government to begin selling social housing properties in Millers Point.
“The Liberals are evicting elderly and vulnerable people from their homes and their community.” Ms Lloyd said.
“The Liberals’ budget cuts show they are not interested in investing in social housing, these sales are only about the Liberals’ mindless ideological obsession with selling public assets.”
City of Sydney Labor Councillor Linda Scott also condemned the Liberals plans to reduce the availability of social housing in inner-Sydney.
“Our city should be a vibrant place that can cater to a diverse mix of people”, Ms Scott said.
“There is a housing affordability crisis in the inner City and this sell off will remove a significant number of affordable housing dwellings from the City of Sydney forever.”
“Under the Liberal’s heartless sell-off, a vibrant community that has lived in Millers Point for decades will be turfed-out and dispersed.”
Shadow Minister for Housing Sophie Cotsis said that claims by NSW Liberal Ministers that the proceeds from the sale will be reinvested in social housing, are nowhere to be found in the budget. Despite claims that the proceeds will go back to social housing, the Government has no plan or completed any economic modelling.
“There are no plans- this is nothing more than a massive cash grab. The Minister must front up and speak to the many residents who are very concerned and distressed,” Ms Cotsis said.
“The Liberals are obsessed with selling public assets all across the state regardless of the consequences.
“In this case the Liberals decision to sell social housing at Millers Point will see the eviction of elderly and vulnerable people from their homes where they have spent their lives.”
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