ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “Queensland’s housing ‘crisis’ requires $4.1b, social services tell state government | ABC News” – below is their description.
Housing and support organisations have jointly launched a pre-budget campaign urging the Queensland government to commit $4.1 billion to urgently build more social housing.
Queensland has already committed to spending $1.6 billion over 10 years to build around 5,500 social and affordable homes.
Construction has started on just under half of those properties.
But social services believe that number is well short of the mark and there were nearly 26,397 households listed on the state government’s Public Housing Register as of last September.
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) gathered 12 organisations together for the Town of Nowhere campaign, including Micah Projects, Brisbane Housing Company, Mission Australia, Save The Children and St Vincent de Paul Society.
ABC News (Australia) YouTube Channel
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