National and state housing and homelessness agreements
The Australian and Queensland governments work together to provide significant funding under national funding frameworks to invest in social housing and homelessness services.
Commonwealth funding for social housing and homelessness services is provided under the National Agreement on Social Housing and Homelessness (NASHH).
Under the NASHH, Queensland expects to receive an estimated $1.86 billion over five years from 2024–25 as a contribution to operating the social housing and homelessness service systems.
Reporting on the NASHH is published annually.
The Queensland Government has also entered agreements with Housing Australia to secure funding through the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF), the Australian Government’s main mechanism to support the delivery of social and affordable homes. Queensland continues to work constructively with the Australian Government to ensure HAFF investments support improved housing outcomes for Queenslanders.
The Australian Government also provides funding towards social and community homes through other initiatives such as:
- Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative – $58 million to Queensland over three years from 2024–25 for social housing thermal comfort and energy efficiency upgrades.
- Housing Support Program – Stream 1 (HSP1) and Community Enabling Infrastructure Stream – $108.8 million to improve planning capability and deliver community enabling infrastructure and amenities.
- Housing Support Program Priority Works Stream – $199.2 million to deliver enabling infrastructure and social housing.
- Housing Australia Future Fund Acute Housing Measure – $50 million for the repairs, maintenance and improvements of housing in remote Indigenous communities.
- Social Housing Accelerator payment – $398.3 million to deliver additional social housing.
These agreements and programs operate within the broader framework for Australian Government funding to the states and territories including the: