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A plan to create another 2600 social and affordable houses across Western Australia by 2030 will not only provide shelter and security for the state’s most vulnerable but boost rental stock, lifting the burden on WA’s rental market.

WA Housing Minister Peter Tinley said the WA Housing Strategy 2020-2030 would connect the not-for-profit housing sector with private industry and government to create more safe, stable and sustainable homes.

To read the full story, including extensive comments from UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck, click here.

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