Social housing delivery falls short of target in three states
Combined delivery across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland is running at about 61 per cent of committed volumes.
Delivery across the three largest state social housing programmes is running at about 61 per cent of committed volumes for the period to June.
Agencies attribute the shortfall to tender coverage rather than funding, with several packages going to market twice before attracting a compliant bid.
Community housing providers have begun bundling smaller projects to improve builder interest, with mixed results.
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