Western Australia's social housing sector is set to benefit from the state budget which will be announced on Thursday, September 9.
A raft of pre-budget announcements have already been made, including a boost to social housing.
The WA government will build 3300 new social homes over the next four years, including existing projects.
Thursday's state budget will include $875 million for the sector, including $228 million for projects to increase housing stock in the short term.
The government is expected to deliver a record $5 billion surplus this financial year.
There are about 17,000 people on the waitlist for public housing, which has grown since a moratorium on rental evictions ended in March. The government could not confirm what locations the extra money would be spent in.
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On Tuesday, the state government announced it would provide $20 million to support social housing revitalisation within suburbs of Geraldton, Bunbury and Albany.
The announcement is however part of the $875 million which is going towards the housing sector.
Vasse MLA Libby Mettam said she welcomed the funding boost but said it was not going to resolve the immediate crisis in Busselton.
"We must ensure that the current stock sitting empty is made available as a matter of urgency, together with the necessary support services for the vulnerable," she said.
"Lamp Inc had funding cut by the McGowan government for homeless support service and it essential this is provided in the upcoming State budget."
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Shelter WA chief executive officer Michelle Mackenzie said housing stress had continued to increase.
"The commitment to spot purchasing homes as an immediate boost will provide a great relief to some people desperately waiting for a safe, secure home," she said.
"Thirteen hundred social homes have been lost to the social housing system over the last four years, and it's great news that government has reversed this trend.
"It is fantastic that the government has listened to the WA community who understand the benefits of everybody having a place to call home and demonstrated support for new investment into social housing."
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WA Shadow treasurer Dr Steve Thomas said the pre-budget announcements were all spin.
"On the revenue side the Labor Government has been the beneficiary of the biggest cash boom in our history, but you have to ask how well the community has benefitted from this boom," he said.
"How can we have a health crisis, a housing crisis and a skills crisis after 30 months of boom that has poured rivers of gold into Labor's treasury and entirely paid for the COVID costs in advance?"
