Our priorities to secure our housing foundations include:
- Improving housing affordability with more land supply
- Helping Queenslanders realise their dream of owning their own home
- Developing timely plans for the future of every Queensland region to identify what infrastructure and services are needed to accommodate our growth
- Working closely with local governments to plan and deliver our Regional Plans and more housing for Queenslanders
- Improving project management to deliver infrastructure on-time and on-budget
- Strengthening the public service’s project management capabilities
- Delivering congestion-busting road projects to get people home quicker
- Investing in water security and flood mitigation projects
- Ensuring the Olympics and Paralympics are delivered with a focus on value for money and independence
- Driving long-term benefits for all Queenslanders from the Olympics and Paralympics
Many young people believe they’ll never own a home in Queensland, that’s not the future we should be aspiring to.
David Crisafulli
Leader of the Liberal National Party and State Member for Broadwater
Daniella’s
Story
Daniella and her partner suddenly became homeless when their rent skyrocketed by 30 per cent in the middle of Queensland’s housing crisis.
With high housing demand and limited places available, they were priced-out of their suburb and unable to secure social housing. In desperation they stayed in holiday accommodation or cheap hotels when they could afford to, or slept in a tent, or on the beach when they were short on money.
Despite pleading for support from the Government, they sat on the social housing waitlist, without anywhere to go.
Daniella applied for more than 200 homes over five months before finally securing a rental property with the support of her local community centre.
Because of the rental crisis and the high demand for our suburb, our rent was put up above what we could afford and we had to move out. Over five months we applied for more than 200 houses, all because we have a housing shortage in Queensland.
Daniella
It’s Your Home
Queenslanders are worried about how their family will keep a roof over their heads during this housing crisis and they’re losing confidence they’ll ever be able to afford their own home.
Under the Labor Government, the number of new lots approved has been steadily declining, reducing housing supply at a time when demand continues to increase.
Investors are increasingly unwilling to fund new housing developments in Queensland after the Labor Government’s attempt to introduce a renters’ tax and change the investment landscape in Queensland.
Queensland’s social housing waitlist has exploded under the Labor Government and the Auditor-General has found the Government has no plan for future investment.
Due to their failure to plan, the Labor Government’s strategy to boost social housing is to focus on buying existing properties, which just exacerbates existing shortages of housing stock.
One of Queenslanders’ key priorities for government is affordable and available housing for renters and firsthome buyers.
That’s why an LNP Government will deliver housing options to cater to the varying needs of Queenslanders and drive-up home ownership.
Home ownership shouldn’t be out of reach of working Queenslanders and we don’t want young Queenslanders to give up the dream of owning their own home. An LNP Government will prioritise partnerships with local government and the private sector to get more housing stock to market and to improve affordability. We will have a competitive approach to address the other friction points of home ownership under the State Government’s control, particularly for first home buyers.
Under an LNP Government, private sector investment will once again be welcome in Queensland. This will ensure more rental properties will be available for people requiring or seeking this more affordable and flexible housing option. Only an LNP Government can provide certainty in taxation, planning and regulations to rebuild trust for investors.
An LNP Government will also strengthen the social housing safety net for those Queenslanders who find themselves in need. We will partner with the not-for-profit sector to deliver more community housing, which has gone backward under this Labor Government.