Victorian Greens
Party policy · Housing
Freeze and cap rents; double public homes
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What is being promised
Freeze rents and cap future increases at wage growth, cut stamp duty, and double the number of public homes.
How it is intended to work
Rent regulation, stamp duty changes funded by higher taxes on large property investors, and public housing construction.
Who may be affected
- Renters
- Landlords
- Home buyers
- Public housing tenants
- Announced cost
- Not stated on the source page
- Funding mechanism
- Party says its platform is funded by taxes on banks, gambling companies and big corporations
- Proposed timeline
- Not stated on the source page
- Says it will freeze and cap rent increases so they never rise faster than wages, saving the average renter $30,000 over 5 years.
- Says it will cut stamp duty, saving buyers $60,000 on an average home.
- Says it will stop public housing demolitions and double the number of public homes.
- Melbourne's rent index rose 4.8% over the year to the June quarter 2026.
Important uncertainties
- No published Parliamentary Budget Office costing was found as at 10 Nov 2026.
- The $30,000 and $60,000 savings figures are the party's own estimates.
Positions on key approaches
Stamp duty should be cut or removed for home buyers.
Supports. Cut stamp duty.
Rent increases should be capped by law.
Supports. Freeze and cap rents.
Government should directly build or fund new homes.
Supports. Double the number of public homes.