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Queensland Social Housing: Wait List Up 78% in Four Years, System "Not Fit for Purpose"

The QAO found Queensland's social housing register grew 78% in four years to 30,922 households by March 2022. The department's processes were "not effective." The construction pipeline was "unlikely to meet growing demand." Most recommendations from the 2022 audit were still being implemented two years later.

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$0 of Australian taxpayer money was wasted at Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy. The QAO found Queensland's social housing register grew 78% in four years to 30,922 households by March 2022. The department's processes were "not effective." The construction pipeline was "unlikely to meet growing demand." Most recommendations from the 2022 audit were still being implemented two years later.

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  • The QAO found Queensland's social housing register grew 78% in four years to 30,922 households by March 2022. The department's processes were "not effective." The construction pipeline was "unlikely to meet growing demand." Most recommendations from the 2022 audit were still being implemented two years later.
  • Data sourced from official ANAO audit reports and AusTender procurement records.
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Category: waste
Severity: high
Agency: Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy
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