Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy

$1.908 billion over four years to increase the supply of social housing, upgrade the existing stock of dwellings, and deliver critical housing and homelessness services, including $1.8 billion for housing supply and upgrades and $94.9 million over four years for the housing and homelessness service system, with $30 million in 2021-22 to fast-track immediate projects.

Vulnerable Queenslanders get more social housing, upgraded homes and stronger homelessness services over the next four years.

General Government capital and operating. $1.908 billion over 4 years under the Housing and Homelessness Action Plan 2021-25; the budget-year spend is spread across capital and service-system lines (including $30 million in 2021-22 to fast-track projects and $23.7 million in 2021-22 for the service system), so a single budget-year figure is recorded as null.

A new $1 billion Housing Investment Fund whose investment returns (an anticipated $160 million over four years) are used to drive new housing supply to support current and future housing needs across the state.

A permanent $1 billion fund is set up so its investment returns can keep funding new social and affordable housing into the future.

Equity. A $1 billion fund whose returns ($160 million over 4 years) fund new housing supply; the corpus is a financial asset, not a budget-year expense, so the budget-year amount is recorded as null.

$40.8 million to deliver 47 social housing dwellings in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and purchase six dwellings for temporary accommodation, plus a further $89.6 million in grants to deliver 17 social housing dwellings in those communities and upgrade existing stock.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities get new and upgraded social housing and support to move towards home ownership.

General Government capital. $40.8 million to deliver 47 dwellings and purchase 6, plus $89.6 million in grants for a further 17 dwellings and upgrades.

$71 million to support the Queensland screen industry, including $53 million to continue the Screen Queensland Production Attraction Strategy, $10 million for the Post, Digital and Visual Effects incentive, $4 million for the Screen Finance Program and $4 million for a North Queensland Regional Program, plus $7 million for the live music industry.

Film, screen and live music industries get funding that keeps tradespeople, performers and crews employed across Queensland.

General Government operating, $71 million to support the screen industry (plus $7 million for live music in 2021-22); the papers do not separately disclose a single 2021-22 budget-year figure, so the budget-year amount is recorded as null.

$11 million to enhance cyber security across the Queensland Government, strengthening the state's defences against cyber threats.

Government systems holding Queenslanders' data get stronger protection against cyber attacks.

General Government operating, $11 million to enhance whole-of-government cyber security; the papers do not separately disclose a 2021-22 budget-year figure, so the budget-year amount is recorded as null.

Up to $12 million in additional funding over three years for the Mobile Black Spot Program to improve mobile connectivity in Queensland's regions and provide access to essential telecommunications.

Regional communities get better mobile phone coverage by addressing connectivity black spots.

General Government operating, up to $12 million over 3 years; the papers do not separately disclose a 2021-22 budget-year figure, so the budget-year amount is recorded as null.