A $116 million joint investment will deliver a raft of upgrades, including thermal shell improvements, air cooling solutions and ceiling fans, in addition to solar PV, energy-efficient hot water systems, and fixed appliance upgrades.
The Albanese Government continues to deliver on its Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative as the Miles Government also rolls out its Homes for Queenslanders plan to build one million more homes, including 53,500 social homes.
The matched funding will ensure residents in social housing can expect lower energy bills while keeping their homes warmer in winter and cooler in the Queensland summer.
Overall, the funding will see upgrades to approximately 28,000 public housing dwellings and 4,000 community housing dwellings, to support Queensland’s clean energy transformation and reduce the cost of living for the state’s most vulnerable.
This partnership builds on the urgent energy bill relief that the Albanese and Miles Governments are already delivering to Queenslanders, to provide long term improvements that will help to alleviate cost of living pressures for social housing residents.
It’s a stark contrast to the Liberals and Nationals who last week announced $100 billion in federal funding cuts, including cuts to the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund and $5.5 billion Help to Buy scheme.
The threat to cut the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund means 30,000 social and affordable homes are in jeopardy of never being built, including thousands slated for Queensland.
Additionally, flagged cuts to the $5.5 billion Help to Buy scheme approximately 8,000 Queenslanders are set to lose out on the opportunity for home ownership.
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