Housing Australia provides concessional loans, grants or combination of for critical infrastructure to unlock and accelerate new housing supply.

Note:  The Australian Government, in partnership with Housing Australia, is streamlining its social and affordable housing funding programs to make it easier for applicants to access support. As part of this change, the National Housing Infrastructure Facility - Critical Infrastructure will transition to Housing Australia - Critical Infrastructure.

The NHIF CI can provide finance to help support critical housing-enabling infrastructure. This includes new or upgraded infrastructure for:

• Electricity and Gas
• Water, sewerage and stormwater
• Transportation including roads
• Telecommunications

It can also be used for:

• Demolition and site remediation including the removal of hazardous waste or contamination
• Onsite and linking infrastructure

The terms of NHIF CI finance are flexible with a range of concessions available to suit the applicant's project requirements. These may include, for example, concessional interest rates, and/or longer loan tenure or extended period of capitalised interest and potentially combined with a grant component for projects that meet the eligibility criteria.

Eligible applicants can apply for finance for:

• NHIF CI concessional loan
• NHIF CI grant
• Combination of these financing options.

Where the application is for a grant, Housing Australia will give priority to proposals that also seek other forms of Housing Australia finance as part of a blended financing arrangement.

Any of the following applicants may apply for finance through the NHIF CI:

• Registered community housing providers
• State or territory governments or government-owned development corporations or utility providers
• Local governments or their investment corporations or utility providers
• Incorporated special purpose vehicles that have at least one eligible foundation member (as above).

• Phone: 1800 549 767
• Email: enquiries@housingaustralia.gov.au