Public and Social Housing

• The NSW Progressives support an expansion of the procuring of public housing stock through a building program.
• The NSW Progressives support the retention of public housing stock to match the demand for public housing.
• The NSW Progressives support distributing public housing stock across the state to encourage the development of integrated communities, and to reduce the development of “public housing suburbs”.
• The NSW Progressives support wide eligibility for access to public housing, with costs tied to a proportion of income.

Affordable Housing

• The NSW Progressives support requirements for all new developments to include affordable housing quotas.
• The NSW Progressives support inquiries into the development of policies for Rent Control, Rent Caps and Rent Freezes in NSW
• The NSW Progressives support the development of housing co-op schemes.
• The NSW Progressives support winding back demand-side subsidies to halt skyrocketing house prices.
• The NSW Progressives support a focus on supply-side policies to increase housing stock.

Basix and Standards

• The NSW Progressives support strong renewable energy standards for new developments and renovations.
• The NSW Progressives support climate adaption requirements for all new builds
• The NSW Progressives support policies to retrofit existing housing stock with climate adaptations.
• The NSW Progressives support rebates and subsidies for developments that produce housing stock with renewable energy and climate adaptations.

Zoning

• The NSW Progressives support zoning laws that ban short-stay leases like AirBNB.
• The NSW Progressives support Caps on the number of residential properties that can be owned by an individual or corporation.
• The NSW Progressives support the introduction of vacancy taxes on dwellings that are kept empty.
• The NSW Progressives support the introduction of density standards to transition toward more livable cities.