Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works
Queensland Budget 2024-25 · Miles Government
As at budget day (2024-06-11)
Key service areas
Budget initiatives
The whole-of-system housing plan investing in social housing capital delivery, renter relief, first home buyer support, homelessness responses and planning reforms, targeting 53,500 new social homes by 2046.
The $3.1 billion Homes for Queenslanders plan aims to build more homes faster, support renters, help first home buyers and boost social housing, with a target of 53,500 new social homes by 2046. It includes new youth foyers, domestic and family violence shelters, specialist homelessness accommodation and a renters relief package.
General Government operating, $1.688B over 5 years plus $130.4M per annum ongoing (operating component only). A separate capital component of $1.366B over 4 years sits in Capital measures. Total Homes for Queenslanders package is $3.1B over 5 years.
Capital delivery of new social housing under Homes for Queenslanders, including 600 additional modular homes, forming the social housing Big Build component of the plan.
Capital funding builds more social homes faster, including an additional 600 modular homes, ramping up to more than 2,000 new social homes on average each year from 2028 to reach the 53,500 target by 2046.
Capital, total $1.366B over 4 years. Forms part of the $3.1B Homes for Queenslanders package. Total state investment in social and affordable housing infrastructure is $1.125B in 2024-25.
A temporary 20 per cent increase in funding for Specialist Homelessness Services, expanding the Immediate Housing Response to individuals and couples and providing more temporary supported accommodation. Delivered within Homes for Queenslanders.
A 20 per cent funding boost helps homelessness services support more people, expanding the Immediate Housing Response to individuals and couples and providing more temporary supported accommodation while an independent review of homelessness services is undertaken.
General Government operating, almost $390M referenced in BP1. Funded within the broader Homes for Queenslanders operating envelope; year-by-year split not separately disclosed.
Funding to continue the needs-based Indigenous Councils funding program and establish an entity to support Indigenous Councils.
Indigenous local councils receive continued needs-based funding and a new support entity, helping them deliver essential services and infrastructure to remote communities.
General Government operating, $61.6M over 2 years from 2024-25
Extension of the Helping Seniors Secure Their Homes trial, providing security upgrades for older Queenslanders, to December 2024.
Older Queenslanders receive home security upgrades so they can feel safer in their homes, with the trial extended to December 2024.
General Government operating, $40M over 2 years from 2023-24. Part of the $1.28B Community Safety Plan.
Implementation of Stage 2 rental law reforms, supporting renters to make modifications and personalisation changes, with education, dispute resolution and compliance functions across the Residential Tenancies Authority and QCAT.
Renters gain new rights to make minor modifications and personalise their homes, supported by education and dispute resolution services to help both tenants and landlords understand the new laws.
General Government operating, total $18.5M over 5 years across the Residential Tenancies Authority ($6.4M over 4 years) and QCAT/Justice ($12.1M over 5 years). Combined across agencies; year-by-year split not separately disclosed.
Additional funding for the 2024-27 Works for Queensland grant program, supporting regional councils to deliver job-creating maintenance and minor infrastructure projects.
Regional councils receive grants to deliver local infrastructure and maintenance projects, creating jobs and improving community facilities outside South East Queensland.
General Government operating, $100M over 2 years from 2025-26, bringing the grant round total to $300M.
Forward estimates
Year-by-year allocations for 5 measures with published forward profiles.
| Measure | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homes for Queenslanders: a Fair and Sustainable Housing System | $398.7M | $578.7M | $397.9M | $191.8M | $120.7M | $1.69B |
| Homes for Queenslanders Social Housing Capital | — | $109.3M | $99.6M | $357.4M | $799.5M | $1.37B |
| Long-term Sustainability of Indigenous Local Governments | — | $30.8M | $30.8M | — | — | $61.6M |
| Helping Seniors Secure Their Homes | $17.7M | $22.3M | — | — | — | $40.0M |
| Works for Queensland | — | — | $20M | $80M | — | $100.0M |
| Total | $416.4M | $741.1M | $548.3M | $629.2M | $920.2M | $3.26B |
Performance metrics
Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.
| Metric | Prior target | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |
| Percentage of new households assisted into government-owned and managed social rental housing who were in very high or high need | 95% | 99% | 95% |
| Average wait time to allocation for assistance (months) with government-owned and managed social rental housing for clients in very high or high need | 12 | 21.7 | 12 |
| Percentage of clients who were homeless or at risk of homelessness needing assistance to obtain or maintain independent housing and achieved this outcome after receiving support | 65% | 58.4% | 60% |
| Percentage of department owned social rental housing dwellings in acceptable condition | 95% | 98% | 95% |
| Recurrent cost per client accessing homelessness services | $4,210 | $4,721 | $4,886 |
Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.
Source document
Service Delivery Statement — Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works (PDF)Last updated: 2026-06-20. Factual information from published budget documents.