Partnering for Growth Released

The Queensland Government has released ‘Partnering for Growth with the Community Housing Sector’, an initiative of the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027.

The Queensland Housing Strategy is a 10-year framework created to drive key reforms and deliver housing. The strategy commits to providing 5,556 new social and affordable homes within the next 10 years. Through consultation with the community, the Queensland Housing Strategy has developed the targets outlined in Partnering for Growth.

Targets include:
– Establishing a person-centred and flexible program that reduces regulatory burden
– a growth pipeline for community housing providers
– supporting mixed tenure housing developments
– creating policy that supports the use of surplus funding and leveraging opportunities
– providing flexible Community Rent Scheme funding arrangements
– providing secure and flexible lease agreements that deliver person-centred housing responses and leverage growth
– providing capital assistance agreements that provide flexibility and enable growth
– funding incentives for greater coordination and integration of service support
– unlocking existing capital of over $2 billion to fund new home construction

The Government has committed to a workshop with the sector to develop a new collective direction for community housing in Queensland. The Property Council will continue to engage with the Department to ensure industry voices are heard. 

For more information on Partnering for Growth visit the Government’s website.