“Through the home builder programme, through the home guarantee scheme, through the first home supersaver scheme: we've got first home buyers at their highest levels for nearly 15 years.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Sukkar's claim is overstated. While loans to first home buyers have not reached a 15-year high, on a number of measures, the past two years have seen such loans at a higher level than recorded since early 2010. It's worth noting, however, that since a peak in mid-2021, the number of first home buyer loans has been decreasing (though the latest figures remain higher than those recorded in the decade to 2020). As for the impact of government policies, experts told Fact Check that Coalition s...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Michael Sukkar (Minister for Housing) made this claim around 2 May 2022. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 18 May 2022, 16 days later. Its rating was “Overstated”.
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This check was done by RMIT ABC Fact Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.