A NEW social housing complex in Slacks Creek has been built at a cost of $2.44 million.
The complex has three one-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units, designed to accommodate older people and people with disability.
“Now that the handover has been completed, allocations will soon begin, and tenants could be calling these units home within weeks,” Waterford MP Shannon Fentiman said.
The announcement comes at the start of a state government housing summit, aimed to tackle the quickly rising issue of homelessness.
Housing minister Leeanne Enoch said this program forms part of the Queensland Housing and Homelessness Action Plan 2021-2025.
“This Action Plan will boost housing supply and increase housing and homelessness supports across the state,” she said.
“It is backed by the largest concentrated investment in social and affordable housing in Queensland’s history – $2.9 billion in funding, including $1.9 billion over four years for the new Queensland Housing Investment Growth Initiative (QHIGI) and a $1 billion Housing Investment Fund.
“Through QuickStarts Qld, a component of the QHIGI, construction on an additional 178 new social and affordable housing homes will be commenced in the Logan area through a planned investment of $46.7 million over four years.
“This in addition to the 369 new social homes already commenced in the Logan area under the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027.”
Ms Enoch said the government was seeking solutions for vulnerable people.
“This includes our Help to Home program, which is gathering momentum with 19 properties in Beenleigh and Keperra, out of the 31 submitting expressions of interest, now fully tenanted providing secure, safe and affordable homes for Queenslanders in need.”
