25/03/2025
Construction begins on 7th March for new social housing project in Alice Springs
Construction has begun on five new homes in Alice Springs as part of the Australian Government’s Social Housing Accelerator Payment (SHAP), which is delivering up to 100 new social housing properties across the Northern Territory.
The Northern Territory has received $50 million in SHAP funding to support the construction of these homes over the next five years. Of this, $12.5 million has been allocated to Community Housing Providers, with the remainder managed by the Northern Territory Government to build the homes.
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Development, Steve Edgington, attended a sod-turning event in Gillen, along with CHCA staff to mark the official start of construction in Alice Springs.
Community Housing Central Australia (CHCA) successfully applied for SHAP funding for the development of five new dwellings, providing a total of seven bedrooms across two sites in Gillen – one on Nicker Crescent and another on Ashwin Street. The homes are expected to be completed by early 2026.
Nicker Crescent will feature three one-bedroom homes, while Ashwin Street will have two two-bedroom dwellings.
The CEO of Community Housing Central Australia, Frances Paterson-Fleider said
“CHCA are delighted to secure the SHAP funding for the delivery of 5 properties providing 7 additional bedrooms across two sites in Alice Springs. This project will deliver $2.5m in direct investment into housing while generating benefits to the local economy via the construction program and creating local jobs. All properties will be architecturally designed, with appropriate landscaping and will blend seamlessly into the existing street scape. Importantly, the project will deliver much needed new social housing for Alice Springs”.
