ANOTHER three social housing projects will soon be finished in Ipswich on the back of a just announced funding allocation by the Queensland Government.
Collectively, they will provide 30 new homes for Queenslanders.
It’s part of a record $5 billion for social and affordable housing, the largest concentrated investment in Queensland’s history, to help deliver 13,500 homes.
In Redbank Plains, the Palaszczuk Government has contracted Queensland-based Nileport Projects to build a $5.8 million complex of 18, one-bedroom apartments, including two fully accessible homes suitable for people who mobilise in a wheelchair.
Construction of this project which has started is scheduled for completion in December this year.
A complex of five, one-bedroom apartments in Booval, are also being built by Nileport Projects, and is also scheduled for completion in December.
The Palaszczuk Government’s construction arm QBuild is building another seven, two-bedroom apartments in Goodna.
State MP for Bundamba, Lance McCallum, said the 18 apartments at Redbank are conveniently located close to a major retail precinct with GP, dental and pharmacy services, and the area is well supported by our local bus network.
“We are delivering on our commitment to help ease housing pressures by getting more people into secure and affordable accommodation as quickly as possible,” he said.
Housing Minister Meaghan Scanlon said across the country, housing pressures were having an impact, including in Ipswich.
“These apartments are a great example of the work that’s being done as part of our record $5 billion Big Social Housing Build, and it won’t be long now before people will be able to move in,” she said.
“This year’s Budget includes an additional $1.1 billion to build thousands of homes across Queensland as well as buy and lease emergency accommodation.
“These modern, high-quality social housing projects will provide long-term, stable rental housing—a place to call home – for some of Queensland’s most vulnerable.
“And I’m excited that some of these under construction today will have tenants moving in soon because this is what we are doing, providing homes for Queenslanders when they need it most.”
Through the Palaszczuk Government’s QuickStarts Qld, we will see 166 new social homes commenced in Ipswich by 30 June 2025, through a planned investment of $43.7 million, supporting more than 138 full-time equivalent jobs.
This is in addition to the 253 new social homes that are already commenced under the First Action Plan of the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017–2027.
