A big drop in the number of building approvals in Tasmania is further evidence of the depth of the state's housing crisis.
Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows building approvals in October were down 10.5 per cent to 213 - the lowest level since December 2019.
The value of construction work in Tasmania also fell by 0.5 per cent over the past 12 months compared to the previous year.
The data comes on top of yesterday's Rental Affordability Index, showing Hobart remains the least affordable metropolitan area in Australia - a consistent trend since 2019.
The latest Housing Dashboard has also highlighted the severity of the housing crisis, with the number of families on the social housing waiting list crossing the 4,500 mark and the waiting time now over two years for the first time.
Not only that, but the dashboard showed the government built just eight houses in September - missing its new homes target by 90 per cent, and just 16 in October, missing its target by 80 percent.
The Housing Minister Guy Barnett keeps claiming the Liberals are building 10,000 homes in 10 years, even as official figures month after month prove otherwise.
Mr Barnett and the Liberals need to get their priorities right, stop obsessing over their $750 million stadium, and take the action required to deliver the housing they have promised.
Ella Haddad MP
Shadow Housing Minister
