The Central Land Council welcomes the announcement by NT Chief Minister Eva Lawler on Wednesday of the establishment of a dedicated, stand-alone housing department if the government is re-elected.

As a signatory to the National Partnership Agreement for Remote Housing and Homelands and a member of the agreement's Joint Steering Committee, the Central Land Council has been calling for a dedicated housing department to deliver the 10-year, $4 billion investment into remote housing across the Northern Territory.

CLC chief executive Les Turner said the Council hopes the establishment of a new Territory Homes department ensures a more integrated approach from government to rolling out the new ten-year remote housing partnership agreement.

"The agreement is based on the Closing the Gap principles of shared decision making and we can't do that without shared data and a coordinated approach within government," he said.

"Splitting housing across multiple government departments posed a challenge under the previous partnership agreement. Bringing them together will make the job of the Joint Steering Committee that oversees the rollout of the agreement much easier."

The Council said it believes bringing all aspects of the housing system from planning and construction through to property and tenancy management under one roof should also result in better decisions and clearer arrangements for remote housing tenants.

"Our members out bush often report confusion over which government department to contact and suffer long wait times for responses to repair and maintenance requests," Mr Turner said.

"We thank the NT Government for listening to our request and call on the CLP to make a similar commitment in the lead up to the NT election."