879 blocks left vacant during Housing Crisis
The Palaszczuk Labor Government has been caught-out sitting on nearly 900 vacant blocks of land in the middle of Queensland’s worst-ever Housing Crisis.
The eye-watering number of vacant lots was revealed in a Parliamentary Question on Notice and shows the Palaszczuk Labor Government still has no plans to deliver the social homes needed to house 40,000 Queenslanders on the waitlist.
The revelation follows the Palaszczuk Government being caught-out removing more people from the waiting list than moving into homes.
It also follows years of inaction from the State Government, which has also allowed residential building approvals to slump by one-third since they first came to power, helping create the Queensland Housing Crisis.
Shadow Minister for Housing Tim Mander said Queenslanders without a roof over their head had already waited too long for action and couldn’t afford the disgraceful lack of action from the Palaszczuk Government.
“As the Queensland Housing Crisis deepens, we now know the Palaszczuk Government has been sitting on 879 vacant blocks,” Mr Mander said.
“Instead of land-banking, if this Government had delivered the social housing it promised to, many Queenslanders wouldn’t be facing another night without a roof over their head.
“Queenslanders living in tents and cars will find it inconceivable the Palaszczuk Government has done nothing with this idle land when they’ve had every opportunity.
“The Minister’s blasé response to how long some of the blocks have been vacant for is alarming.
“Queenslanders have grown tired of the lack of urgency and action from this Government, when it comes to providing the social homes we need.
“Their announcements made on a grand scale amount to little, promises aren’t being delivered because they’re engulfed by chaos and crisis.
“The thousands of Queenslanders without a roof over their head deserve better than the false hope and broken promises they’re getting from the Palaszczuk Government.”
