Housing and Infrastructure Growth Program
Housing and Infrastructure Growth Program
The State Government sets housing priorities using factors such as demand, planning readiness and enabling infrastructure. We align our power upgrades with those priorities.
The Federal and State Governments are both investing in housing supply.
WA State Budget 2026-27 update
An additional investment of $522 million will be allocated to the Housing Enabling Infrastructure Fund (HEIF), to support critical power and water infrastructure projects delivered by Water Corporation and Western Power. This investment will help unlock housing supply and other housing-enabling initiatives in priority growth areas.
For information on the State Government’s Housing Enabling Infrastructure Fund (HEIF), including the history of funding commitments from previous State Budgets, contact the Housing Support Unit at the Department of Treasury and Finance: HEIF@dtf.wa.gov.au.
The HEIF is a State Government program to support critical water and power infrastructure projects delivered by Water Corporation and Western Power to help unlock housing supply. It’s administered by the Housing Supply Unit at the Department of Treasury and Finance.
What projects can receive funding from the HEIF?
Eligible projects include planning and construction for enabling water and power infrastructure delivered by Water Corporation and Western Power that increase or bring forward housing supply.
What is not covered by the HEIF?
HEIF cannot be used for other types of infrastructure, such as transport, or to unlock land for other types of development, such as industrial. It also cannot be used for water and power projects undertaken by other parties.
How are HEIF projects being managed?
HEIF is managed by the Housing Supply Unit at the Department of Treasury and Finance. We have a team that manages HEIF-funded power projects.
For information on the State Government’s Housing Enabling Infrastructure Fund (HEIF), contact the Housing Support Unit at the Department of Treasury and Finance at HEIF@dtf.wa.gov.au
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