Manual for community housing consolidations

This manual is a guide to the legal and financial steps for organisations involved in consolidation activities. It should be used in conjunction with your organisation’s own legal and financial advice.

Restructuring to a company limited by guarantee: a manual for community housing consolidations (566Kb)

For further information, view the information sheet Strengthening service delivery by consolidation which describes the benefits of consolidating with other providers and important points for housing providers to consider.

Directions paper - Strengthening social housing: A strategy to build capacity of not-for-profit housing providers in Queensland

In November 2007, the department released the discussion paper A new resourcing framework to support community housing participation in one social housing system to seek feedback on a set of proposed resourcing arrangements for housing providers. Feedback on the discussion paper (166Kb) closed on 11 February 2008.

The department subsequently developed a revised set of resourcing arrangements, which are described in the following paper Strengthening social housing: A strategy to build capacity of not-for-profit housing providers in Queensland. (334Kb)

These arrangements will be progressively implemented from 1 July 2008.

Community Housing Direction Statement

The Community Housing Direction Statement sets out the Department of Housing’s vision for community and local government-managed housing and housing-related services within the One Social Housing System over the next five years to 2011. It describes the contribution of community and local government-managed housing and housing services within the social housing system, why change is needed, and the department’s strategic priorities for achieving its vision.

Community Housing Direction Statement (768Kb)
Community Housing Direction Statement brochure (225Kb)

List of registered legal entities

Under the Housing Act 2003 the State can, through the Department of Housing, assist legal entities to provide housing services to people in need. All legal entities receiving assistance from the Department of Housing under the Housing Act 2003 must be registered as providers under that Act. The department maintains a list of all providers who are registered legal entities. The list is current at February 2008. A legal entity is an incorporated body that can enter into contracts which can be enforced by and against that entity. A body may be incorporated under different state and federal legislation, e.g. Associations Incorporations Act 1981 (Qld) and Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

List of registered legal entities (36Kb)

Newsletters

The Community Housing information bulletin is a bi-monthly newsletter produced by the Department of Housing for community and local government-managed housing providers.