New data from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has shown that the waiting list for public housing in Tasmania is continuing to shrink, continuing to be at an 11-year low level.
State minister for human services Cassy O'Connor has welcomed the report into public real estate, saying that the reforms the government has put into place appear to be working.
She explained: "Through the construction of new homes and various support schemes we have empowered more Tasmanians to enter the market through private rental, affordable home ownership and community sector housing.
"Not only has this given control back to Tasmanians who have previously struggled to afford housing, it has also had a positive effect on our public housing waiting lists."
The second half of 2012 produced a 23 per cent decline in the waiting list, compared with the same six months in 2011.
Private assistance for rental properties has also increased by nearly five per cent.
The government is also delivering on its election promise to see 1,400 new pieces of residential real estate, but won't be stopping there with 1,000 more affordable homes to be built over the next four years.
