Senior housing part of four projects on NSW Central Coast

Four new housing projects in Wyong, 93km north-northeast of Sydney’s CBD, will provide safe and secure homes for more than 30 senior residents and four families in need.

A new seniors’ complex is now ready for nearly a dozen seniors to move in. The new complex, funded though the Australian Government’s $610 million Social Housing Accelerator Fund (SHAF), has a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, with on-site parking and access to public transport and community green space.

Construction is also underway on another three projects in Wyong, including 12 seniors’ homes and two dual occupancy homes. The projects are on track for completion this year.

“We know the housing crisis is hitting the Central Coast community hard, and we’re responding with the largest investment in public and affordable housing in over a decade,” NSW Minister for Housing Rose Jackson said.

“Many of these homes are targeted towards seniors and that’s about restoring dignity for older residents in need, and making sure no one is left behind.”

The social housing waiting list in NSW in January was 67,968, 3,688 more than 12 months earlier.