State-owned and managed public homes in Queensland have risen by 2 percent since the Palaszczuk Government was elected.

Published on: Apr 28, 2021

The government pledged in 2017 to build 4522 new social homes within ten years - an average of 452 per year - and 1034 "affordable homes" under its Queensland Housing Strategy.

The government's social housing dwellings rose from 54,215 in 2018 to 54,851 in 2020, representing an average of 318 new homes a year.

Since 2020, 54,851 public homes are managed and owned by the state government, increasing 1069 homes from 2015 - or an average of about 213 a year.

Housing Minister Leeanne Enoch defended the new figures about government-owned and managed properties. She stated that it doesn't paint the "full picture" of social housing investment in Queensland.

"The Housing Construction Jobs Program will deliver over 5500 social housing and affordable homes by 2027," Ms. Leeanne Enoch said.
"We remain on track to meet our five-year target to commence 2972 new homes throughout the state, with a further 529 new homes targeted to commence by the end of June 2021.
"Of the 2236 commencements to date, 1415 have been completed.
"Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palaszczuk Government has continued to build new homes and deliver a pipeline of work for local trades and builders."

She also added that the government partnerships with private industry and community housing providers, including the Partnering for Growth initiative - where there are 1121 new social and affordable houses approved for "commencement."

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