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Qld spends less per capita on housing than any state, says report

Queensland spends the least on social housing services in the country when measured against the size of its population.

Jan 25, 2023, updated Jan 25, 2023
What are we chossing to give up for population growth? (file image)

What are we chossing to give up for population growth? (file image)

The state’s net recurrent expenditure equalled just over $130 per person in 2021-22, data released by the Productivity Commission shows.

The figure, which excludes capital expenditure, compares to a national average of $178.76 per person.

Capital expenditure decreased from $327.2 million to $314.6 million between 2021-22 and the previous financial year, largely because of statewide material and labour supply shortages.

Severe weather also played a role, the Productivity Commission report said.

The state’s housing crisis was the subject of a major summit involving support services, advocacy groups, developers and the government in October.

Sustained increases in interstate migration and a materials and skills shortage in the construction industry were affecting the market, a report following the summit said.

Opposition Housing spokesman Tim Mander said the state government was failing to release enough land and increase supply as the population grows.

“Three months on from the Palaszczuk government’s housing summit, how many Queenslanders have now got a roof over their head, as promised?” he said in a statement on Wednesday.

“This government must empower the community housing sector to support the nearly 50,000 Queenslanders waiting for a home and must release more land for affordable housing.”

The Department of Housing has been contacted for comment.

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