Calls are growing for the Queensland government to do more to address the housing crisis as new figures reveal the state built 50 per cent fewer social homes this financial year than the previous year.
Key points:The state government has built only 326 new social homes this financial year
Despite having a good rental history, she's been applying for dozens of properties and can't find a new place within budget on her single-parent Centrelink income. "I've applied for places that are like $240 for a little two-bedroom unit but I still get knocked back."People are offering six months in advance and for people who are desperate to get into a home so they're not homeless, we can't actually do that."She's now planning to move into her dad's two-bedroom apartment where she'll sleep on a mattress on the floor with her young kids while the property hunt continues.
"In addition to that, the sales market has been performing in such a strong way, which is great news for vendors but very difficult for purchasers, so it's very challenging conditions at the moment. That's just over half of what was built in the previous financial year, with 631 constructions completed in 2020/21.
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