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The government’s Help to Buy scheme will help but it won’t solve the housing crisis

  • Written by: Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute

This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here.


The federal government’s Help to Buy scheme is before the parliament. Both the Coalition and the Greens are opposed to it.

If the bill is passed, the government will provide an equity contribution of up to 40% of...

Read more: The government’s Help to Buy scheme will help but it won’t solve the housing crisis

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