With more than $1 billion of social and affordable housing projects either under construction or contracted across Queensland, the State Government has marked a major milestone in its Big Housing Build.
The big build has created jobs for hundreds of workers right across the state with more jobs on offer as construction continues to build momentum.
More than 900 social and affordable homes have been completed since the Homes for Queenslanders launch, with more than 1,100 homes currently under construction and more than 2,200 social and affordable homes contracted to be delivered.
This includes a series of new projects right across the state, with the construction boom supporting more than 3,000 full time equivalent construction jobs.
Queensland Premier, Steven Miles, said that the State Government is delivering the most comprehensive housing plan in the nation.
“Because every Queenslander deserves a safe place to call home,” Premier Miles said.
“It will deliver 1 million homes by 2046, including 53,500 social homes, and give a helping hand to first home buyers, renters and the homeless.
“Right now, $1 billion in housing builds are underway – either in construction or contracted for delivery.
“That’s bricks and mortar, building the social and affordable homes of the future.
“I will always listen and deliver for vulnerable Queenslanders, because that’s what matters.”
Queensland Minister for Housing, Meaghan Scanlon, said that the government made it clear through its Homes for Queenslanders plan that it will pull every lever possible to help Queenslanders find a place to call home.
“We have locked in more than a billion dollars for social and affordable housing projects – we are building the homes for the people who need it.”
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