Minister for Homes

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rdf:langString The New South Wales Minister for Homes is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for the administration and development of social housing and housing policy in New South Wales, Australia. It was first established in 1919 as the Minister for Housing in the Nationalist ministry of William Holman, with the principal responsibility being the provision of housing for the poor. The ministerial title has had several incarnations from 1919 to 1921, 1922–1925, 1941–2011, 2017–2019, and 2019–2021. Between 2019 and 2021, the portfolio was absorbed by the new portfolio of Water, Property and Housing; however it was re-established in 2021 with its current title. Between 2015 and 2019, there was also a related Minister for Social Housing. The current Minister for Homes is Anthony Roberts, since December 2021. Roberts also serves as the Minister for Planning, also with effect from December 2021. The minister administers the portfolio through the Planning and Environment cluster, including the Department of Planning and Environment and a range of other government agencies. Ultimately the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

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