During hearings today of the Victorian Parliament's Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC), it was revealed that since the Labor Government announced its so-called 'Big Housing Build' in 2020, 82 surplus land sites capable of delivering 16,500 homes have been identified - yet only 345 have been built.
This represents only 2 per cent of the identified housing capacity across these sites.
Through the Development Facilitation Program, Labor allows developers to avoid Council planning process if they commit to delivering affordable housing, either in the project itself or through a contribution to the State Government.
Despite having approved seven thousand homes under the scheme, the Allan Labor Government has today refused to confirm how many affordable homes have actually been built.
The Allan Labor Government admitted that only $5.8 million had been paid to the state as an offset, despite close to an estimated $3.5 billion worth of development being approved.
Shadow Minister for Planning, Richard Riordan, said: "The Allan Government must start focusing on outcomes, not just headlines and grand announcements.
"In the middle of a housing crisis and with a record number of families finding themselves homeless, how can the Allan Labor Government not know how many social and affordable homes they've actually built?
"The Liberal and Nationals support incentivising the construction industry to build more homes where people want them, but Labor's mismanagement is resulting in fewer homes and poorer outcomes for vulnerable Victorians.
"Labor cannot manage money, cannot manage public housing and Victorians are paying the price."
