Independent MLA Thomas Emerson has welcomed the housing, community services and child safety commitments contained in the 2026-27 ACT Budget, while expressing concern at the ongoing fiscal challenges faced by the Territory.
Mr Emerson said he was pleased to see the ACT Government follow through on a commitment in his supply-and-confidence agreement with the Chief Minister to increase the proportion of public and community housing in the ACT, which has been going backward since self-government. The government has committed to 13,200 public housing dwellings by 2030.
“The private housing market is completely out of reach for an increasing number of Canberrans,” Mr Emerson said. “We need to see substantial ongoing investment in public and community housing to ensure everyone in our community has a safe place to call home.
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