Labor is calling on the Morrison Government to create work for local tradies in Macarthur by investing half a billion dollars to fast-track urgent repairs to social housing.

  
Twenty-five per cent of Australia’s social housing needs urgent repair and maintenance. That’s 100,000 homes.

The Member for Macarthur, Dr Mike Freelander, said some of these homes have problems such as mould, leaking roofs and water damage, while others are simply unfit for people families in Macarthur to live in.

“Labor Leader Anthony Albanese will announce in his Budget-in-Reply on Thursday that this is what Labor would do if we were in Government right now,” said Dr Freelander.

“Repairs could start almost immediately, providing work for our local plumbers, chippies, sparkies, plasterers and painters as well as businesses that manufacture building supplies and materials. This would also provide opportunities for local apprentices.”

 
The Liberal-National Government failed to invest a single dollar in the Federal Budget this week, abandoning people who work in the residential construction industry in our community and families who live in dilapidated government-owned homes.

“This investment would be a win-win. It would provide work for our local tradies, and fix homes that need to be fixed,” Dr Freelander said. 

“This work needs to be done now.”