Anthony Albanese will be hoping the personal experiences of young homebuyers will help break a long-running deadlock on housing.

The prime minister will be looking to put pressure on the coalition and Greens to pass two signature housing reforms during a visit to Sydney, where he will meet a homeowner who used a government program to enter the market.

Labor’s schemes before the Senate – Help to Buy and Build to Rent – have faced criticism that they would not make housing affordable.

But Mr Albanese said boosting supply levels was the best way to solve affordability issues.

“When I was young, more than two-thirds of Australians in their early 30s could buy their own home, now it’s less than half. The outlook is even worse for young Australians on low and middle incomes,” he said.

“That trend is only going in one direction unless we work together to do something about it. It should be part of the intergenerational bargain that most young people are able to buy a home. Home ownership should be a rite of passage.”

The Help to Buy scheme would reduce the requirements for deposits for first-home buyers through a government loan guarantee.

It’s estimated 40,000 Australians would be able to purchase their first property using the government program.

A similar program, the Home Guarantee Scheme, had already been used by 120,000 people, among them the homeowner being visited on Tuesday by the prime minister.

Mr Albanese said parliament had an opportunity to expand housing access.

“Australians want to own their own home. Parents want their kids to be able to enter the housing market,” he said.

“Australians want solutions. It’s time for the coalition and the Greens to stop blocking so we can get on with building more homes.”

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