Housing2020Strategy.pdf

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The path forwardThe old: Features of Queensland’sold social housing systemThe new: Features of a flexible, efficientand responsive housing assistance systemA view that social housing is a home for life.Greater emphasis on social housing as atransitional period on the path to private rentalor home ownership.Existing supply of three and four bedroomproperties poorly aligned with the needsof tenants.Re-aligning the portfolio with greater emphasison the delivery of one and two bedroom unitsto reduce under-occupancy and maintenancecosts.Social housing characterised by old-fashionedand unattractive dwellings.Social and affordable housing characterisedby modern, visually appealing properties thatcontribute positively to urban design.The lack of alternative support programsresulting in excessive demand for socialhousing.Where possible, additional programs andsupport services will help social housingapplicants find and secure private rentals.The consequences for unacceptable behaviourfrom social housing tenants not appliedconsistently resulting in extensive damage toproperties and unfair disturbance to neighbours.Unacceptable behaviour to be met with clearand consistent penalties under a new ‘threestrikes’ policy.Systemic inefficiencies meant it was impossibleto maintain and expand the housing portfoliowithout vast sums of taxpayers’ money.Social housing delivery to be made moreflexible and efficient by engaging the expertiseof community housing providers, better landuse, better rent management policies and moreefficient maintenance programs.The Government is the primary provider of socialhousing services.Community housing organisations can moreeffectively deliver tenancy management servicesand are better able to engage other providers todeliver additional support to vulnerable tenants.Indigenous home ownership consideredimpossible to achieve in remote communities.The possibility of home ownership in remotelocations is significantly increased byworking with local communities and removinglongstanding barriers around land tenure.Page 6
A new strategic approachIn transforming our future approach tothe delivery of housing assistance, wewill sharpen the focus on the partnershipsbetween government, non-governmenthousing providers and the communityservices sector, to deliver integrated housingresponses that provide lower-incomehouseholds with tailored social housingassistance. The emphasis will be on creatingopportunities to secure and maintain housingin the affordable and private housing markets.Housing 2020 will aim to establish afinancially-sustainable, regionally-based,integrated system that, by 2020, will seesocial housing services mostly, if not fully,delivered by community housing providers.Government will take a broader vision forsocial housing reform in Queensland, whichwill include increasing development ofaffordable housing and support within theprivate market.Priority will continue to be given to supportingthose households with the highest housingneed but, wherever possible, capitalisingon opportunities for building the capacity ofhouseholds to progress to the private rentalmarket or home ownership.Implementation of Housing 2020 will beintegrated with the Queensland Government’sHomelessness-to-Housing Strategy, tomaximise housing opportunities fordisadvantaged Queenslanders.There will need to be strong linkages betweenthe full range of housing assistance measures,and other relevant government programs,especially homelessness, health, disability,education and training.The outcomes from Housing 2020 willalso see major contributions to economicdevelopment, particularly in the regions,new urban renewal projects and improvedhousing and infrastructure delivery to remoteIndigenous communities. Opportunities forethical investment in Queensland will beexplored to broaden the capital base availableto the sector.The Housing 2020 Implementation Plan is arolling set of targeted actions that will reshapehousing assistance in Queensland.Delivery will be guided by five principlesHousing 2020 will be guided by five principles that reflect the Government’sapproach to building a four pillar economy:1. Renewing and reconfiguring social housing.2. Growing and innovating through partnerships.3. Facilitating housing pathways to the private market.4. Better use of social housing and support resources.5. Improving the housing outcomes of Queenslanders most in need.Page 7
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