The government's commitment to delivering 10,000 homes in 10 years has been called into question by Labor who say more than 4400 families are on the state's housing waitlist.
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Labor's spokesperson for housing Ella Haddad said new data released by the government showed Tasmanians were caught in a housing crisis, struggling to rent or buy in the private market, or waiting for social housing.
She said the data revealed eight new social dwellings were built in the last month, while no new support accommodation, homelessness accommodation or a single-family residence was supported through the Rapid Rehousing Program.
"Mr Gutwein recently promised he would deliver 10,000 houses in 10 years. At his current rate of delivery, it would in fact take him 104 years to meet that promise," she said.
"It is a cruel hoax to keep telling the Tasmanian people they will deliver when they know they just won't."
However, Housing Minister Michael Ferguson said Labor was being selective with its figures and reiterated the government's housing plan was on track.
"Labor will no doubt cherry-pick figures that vary from month to month, but we remain well on track to meet our commitments to build 1500 new social homes by June 2023," he said. "In fact, the monthly completion have varied quite a lot from eight to 40 per month, depending on the actual builder's circumstances.
Bianca Johnston and her family, like many, are looking for a home in the south of the state.
She said with a housing shortage close to the city, her family had been forced to apply for housing further afield, but said even that brought its own challenges.
"We've just been applying for quite a broad area from New Norfolk down to Sorell and Lewisham and Dodges Ferry, down to Blackmans Bay, Kingston and Huntingfield," she said.
"My stepsister is in a supported work role in Creek Road, Newtown so we really had to try and keep the area as close to home as possible otherwise we'd be expanding, I think even one house was at Bagdad.
"That's quite a commute for someone with an intellectual disability to need to commute to."
Ms Johnston said even with a guarantor, securing a lease had proven difficult, with landlords preferring tenants with a higher income.
Mr Ferguson said Tasmanian households being helped into a home had risen in February.
"There were 241 households - up from 177 in January - who received assistance through a range of Government programs," he said.
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