Nearly 46,000 Queenslanders on the housing waitlist

EXPLOSIVE HOUSING STATS ROCK LABOR’S ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Labor’s social housing promises are in complete disarray just weeks out from Election Day, with the latest statistics revealing nearly 46,000 Queenslanders are now on waitlist, as the LNP doubles down on its plans to fix Labor's Housing Crisis.

The LNP is now calling for the September quarter data to be released ahead of election day, so Queenslanders know the truth about how many people are waiting for a social housing placement. 

The explosive Queensland Government data for the June 2024 quarter found:

1. 45,987 people are on the waitlist
2. 514 additional people were added in just 91 days
3. The waitlist has skyrocketed 55.2% since 2017
4. Eight regions suffered triple figure increases since 2017
5. Toowoomba recorded the highest increase at 195.3%

Shadow Minister for Housing Tim Mander said Labor had serious questions to answer about their housing failures.

“Queenslanders have never seen housing failures on a level like this ever before,” Mr Mander said.

“Time’s up for Labor.

“These new numbers are a reflection on Meaghan Scanlon and her inability to get more vulnerable Queenslanders into homes.

“This is an awfully stressful time for 46,000 Queenslanders who’ve been let down by a 10 year old government that’s in chaos and crisis.

“Despite all the billions of dollars in promises, the roundtables, the crisis meetings and the announcements, Labor has delivered nothing but a decade of false hope and broken promises.

“Labor’s $2 billion Housing Investment Fund still hasn’t built a single new home, after three years. 

“Only the LNP has the Right Plan for Queensland’s Future and that includes a bold 20 year housing plan to build the homes for Queensland’s Future.”

The LNP’s Homes with Purpose plan will deliver a place to call home for more Queenslanders, with:

• Deliver 10,000 new social and community homes on church and charity owned land by 2044, in partnership with the Community Housing Sector.
• Redirect every dollar of the $2 billion Housing Investment Fund into building new social homes.
• Unleash the Community Housing Sector with long-term management leases to drive reinvestment into new community housing supply.
• Deliver eight new supported accommodation services for young Queenslanders.
• Bolster after hours outreach homeless services for those sleeping rough.
• Deliver ten new and replaced domestic and family violence shelters for vulnerable women and children.
• Deliver 53,500 additional social and community homes by 2044.
   

Mr Mander said our Community Housing Sector stands ready and willing to help.

“For too long they’ve been shut out and ignored, but the LNP will unleash their full potential to tackle the Queensland Housing Crisis,” Mr Mander said.

“The LNP will secure our housing foundations, with a plan to build the social and community housing we need over the coming two decades.

“We won’t allow Labor to continue compounding the rental squeeze by removing rentals for social housing, instead the LNP will increase the total pool of social housing by building new homes.

“Our state needs a fresh start, the LNP has the Right Plan for Queensland’s Future.”