Buswell releases Peel affordable homes

Housing Minister Troy Buswell says two recently-completed Department of Housing projects at Meadow Springs and Lakelands have provided 151 more affordable housing options in the Peel region.

The developments were delivered as part of the $497million Stage Two of the Federal Government's Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan, Mr Buswell said.

"Completed in June, the developments consist of one, two and three-bedroom homes providing 151 new homes for seniors, singles and families," Mr Buswell said.

"The WA Government has worked hard to manage a range of construction programs under the stimulus program, and the new developments are part of 287 new affordable housing options for the Peel region, with other developments located at Coodanup, Greenfields and Mandurah.

"These developments play an important part in increasing social housing and the availability of affordable rental options for low to moderate income households."

The development in Lakelands consists of 40 one-bedroom, 39 two-bedroom and seven three-bedroom dwellings, and the Meadow Springs development comprises 18 one-bedroom, 37 two-bedroom and 10 three-bedroom dwellings.

The Minister said the new developments were a great example of how Government could leverage partnerships with private developers and non-government organisations to create more affordable housing options.

"For this project we have partnered with Mirvac as the main contractor and were able to combine the resources of Government with the expertise and experience of the private sector to achieve an excellent outcome," he said.

"Such partnerships are essential to the success of the State's new Affordable Housing Strategy, and our goal is to deliver at least 20,000 affordable homes by 2020 through innovative projects like these."