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political reporter Jake Evans

Housing Future Fund for 30,000 homes yet to win enough support as Greens hold out over concerns it may fail to work

Max Chandler-Mather says the government's housing proposal risks not reaching its own goals because of how it is set up. (ABC News: Mark Moore)

The government's election commitment to fund 30,000 social and affordable homes over the next five years is at risk of defeat, as the Greens continue threats to vote against it unless the government significantly steps up funding.

If the bill cannot win enough support to pass the Senate, it would be the first major defeat for the government, which made the housing fund a key pillar of the party's federal election campaign.

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