More than $3bn of social housing sold by NSW government since Coalition took power

The Sirius building in The Rocks in Sydney was used for social housing, but was sold to private buyers for $150m in 2019. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The New South Wales government has sold off $3bn worth of social housing during its decade in power, while failing to meet its own targets for new properties.

New figures released through parliament this week show that since it was first elected in 2011, the Coalition has sold off 4,205 social housing properties across the state.