Victorian Housing Register up again, now topping 65,000
There are now more than 65,000 people waiting for social housing in Victoria, according to the latest quarterly data from Homes Victoria.
The latest figures from the Victorian Housing Register show a 2.7 per cent increase in social housing applications for the December 2024 quarter:
- The total number of applications, including new applications and transfers, is 65,526.
- Priority applications have increased to 37,106.
CHP CEO Deborah Di Natale called on the Victorian Government to urgently commit to building more social housing, saying: “We know what to do, and the case for doing it is rock solid. People in our state need help, and our members and the communities they serve are telling us how to do it. The social and economic benefits from providing support mean everyone stands to gain something from this sort of investment.”
Both a parliamentary inquiry into the rental and affordability crisis and Infrastructure Victoria, the state’s top infrastructure expert, have recommended that building 60,000 new social homes in Victoria is not only necessary but affordable.