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Aaron Bunch

WA pledges $500 million to ease housing shortage

The funding is expected to deliver about 800 extra homes for those in need in Western Australia. Photo: AAP

Western Australia’s government will spend more than half a billion dollars on social housing and loan programs in a bid to combat the shortage of homes.

The $511 million in funding, to be included in the 2023-24 state budget in May, is expected to deliver about 800 additional social homes across WA.

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