2021-12-13 GC Agenda - Item 8 -Attachment 1 - Housing Needs Assessment

6. State Housing System
6.1        Queensland Housing Strategy
In 2017 the State adopted a Housing Strategy which had at its core the objective that every
Queenslander have access to a safe, secure and affordable home that meets their needs and
enables participation in social and economic life. The strategy is supported by the Housing Strategy
Action Plan 2017-2020, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Action Plan 2019-2023
and the Housing and Homelessness Action Plan 2021-2025.
In 2021 the Housing and Homelessness Action Plan has been developed in the context of current
housing market conditions and need. It reaffirms the objectives of The Queensland Housing Strategy
to deliver more social and affordable homes and to transform the way housing services are delivered.
The 20 specific aspirations are as follows:
1.    6,365 new social housing homes across the state.
2.    Support growth, sustainability and innovation of the community housing sector.
3.    Deliver social and affordable housing using state planning and economic development tools.
4.    Enhance Queenslanders’ access to private rental and home ownership.
5.    Work with regional councils to increase and diversify the supply of housing, including
      opportunities for alternative government and non-government investment and incentives.
6.    Prevent homelessness and support vulnerable people to stay in their homes.
7.    Develop a formalised service delivery framework between state government agencies to
      prevent people exiting government services into homelessness:

       •   better use of investment across government to respond to the needs of people
           experiencing or at risk of homelessness

       •   clear roles and responsibilities

       •   improved information sharing and formalised referral pathways between agencies to
           strengthen responses for people with complex needs.
8.    Establish a cross-agency monitoring and evaluation approach to assess the effectiveness of
      joint approaches to preventing homelessness.
9.    Deliver integrated health and housing responses
10.   Build social inclusion and participation by leveraging community infrastructure including
      neighbourhood and community centres to:

       •   provide access to support services

       •   make art more accessible in the community

       •   provide spaces for creation of art and social activities.
11.   Assist vulnerable young people to achieve social and economic independence through an
      integrated framework of housing with support.
12.   Promote rights, choice, control, accessibility and inclusion in housing with support for people
      with disability.



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