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Michael Sukkar

Minister for Housing. 1 claim checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2022 to 2022. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check18 May 2022Australia
Michael Sukkar, Minister for Housing

“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.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Overstated

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: 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 …