A partnership between the State and Federal governments and community housing providers (CHPs) is set to help deliver more than 350 new and improved social homes in South Australia.

The Federal Government’s Social Housing Accelerator will contribute $135 million to housing projects in South Australia, with CHPs to provide an additional $60 million.

As part of the first tranche of projects, the partnership will deliver more than 369 new and refurbished social homes, across community and public housing projects. These will provide houses for approximately 605 South Australians.

This first round of projects will also unlock additional affordable rentals as well as market sales and rentals to be delivered by CHPs, with hundreds more properties to be built at some of these sites.

Work is about to start on the first project at Tonsley which will see 50 social houses for up to 73 people delivered by CHP Junction Housing.

The CHP projects will deliver specialist housing for some of those most in need, including low-income households, older women, people with a disability, women and children leaving domestic and family violence and the homeless.

The South Australian Government-led projects will be delivered by the SA Housing Authority (SAHA) and include new builds to replace old stock as well as dedicated Aboriginal housing in Ceduna.

It will also see two major SAHA properties at Glengowrie and Oaklands Park extensively refurbished to accommodate more than 200 people.