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Program · Outcome 1: Improved housing outcomes for Australians, including through financial and other assistance to improve the efficiency and scale of the community housing sector and increase the supply of social and affordable housing, as well as support for eligible home buyers to access the housing market sooner

Program 1.1: Housing Australia

No description yet. Read the Housing Australia Portfolio Budget Statements for this program’s objective.

$2.5bn 2026-27 Budget estimate

+$1.8bn (+245.5%) on 2025-26 estimated actual

A further $519m is listed for this program but not counted, because it is counted elsewhere or is not an expense. Each line below says why.

Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients

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Published lines

Each row is one line of the program’s expense table in the 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements – Program Expense Line Items, as published.

Line Kind 2025-26
estimated actual
2026-27
Budget estimate
Change Treatment Source
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year corporate $722m $2.5bn +$1.8bn +248.7% reported Table 2.1.1, row 1306
Payment from Treasury corporate $233m $513m +$280m +120.0% not counted: funding already counted at the paying department Table 2.1.1, row 1305
Revenues from other independent sources corporate $9.3m $8.8m −$445k −4.8% reported Table 2.1.1, row 1307
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) corporate $6.3m $6.4m +$83k +1.3% not counted: funding already counted at the paying department Table 2.1.1, row 1304