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| More community houses |
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About $26 million is to be spent over the next four years to provide an extra 77 community houses above the 214 already planned, Acting Housing Minister Steve Maharey announced today. |
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| More, bigger state houses |
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Budget 2003 injects an additional almost $100 million over the next four years into the government's state house purchase programme to enable the purchase of around 318 more houses on top of the 3000 already planned. |
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| Modernising state houses |
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A major programme to modernise state houses is to be accelerated over the next three years, Acting Housing Minister Steve Maharey said today. |
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| Extra $260 million for housing |
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Nearly $260 million in extra funding for housing low-income people and those at risk is contained in Budget 2003, Acting Housing Minister Steve Maharey today. |
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| Big boost for tenancy services |
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Ministry of Housing tenancy information and education services are to be substantially increased. |
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| Third sector and local government housing encouraged |
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$63 million is to be spent encouraging greater involvement in housing by third sector groups and local government. |
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