Sydney needs higher affordable housing targets
- Written by Laurence Troy, Research Associate - City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Australia
The release this week by the Greater Sydney Commission of city-wide draft plans mandating some measure of affordable housing in new developments is a step in the right direction. However, the target of 5-10% on rezoned land is too low to make a serious impact on the city’s affordable housing shortage. It must be more ambitious.
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