Queensland social service providers have welcomed the state government doubling its housing investment fund ahead of a crisis summit, but say immediate action is needed.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the Housing Investment Fund will be doubled to $2 billion ahead of the housing talks in Brisbane on Thursday.
The move is set to increase annual returns from the fund, which are invested in social housing, from the current government estimate of about $40 million.
The premier says doubling the fund size will allow the government to invest in 5600 new social and affordable homes.
"This is a massive investment in social housing," Ms Palaszczuk tweeted on Thursday morning.
The announcement comes as more than 100 representatives from three levels of government, and from social services, charities, property, construction and industry bodies will take part in the talks in Brisbane on Thursday.
Short-term rentals, migration, planning rules, land use and social housing are set to be examined at the one-day summit.
The Queensland Council of Social Services welcomed the premier's announcement, saying it would help start construction on an extra 5500 social housing homes by 2027, on top of 6365 promised by 2025.
However, chief executive Aimee McVeigh said Thursday's summit must come up with a plan to help an estimated 46,000 people on the government's housing waiting list.
She said the plan should have measurable targets, which all three levels of government are held accountable for, and a goal of ensuring every Queenslander has a home within a decade.
"We have tens of thousands of Queenslanders facing or experiencing homelessness amid a housing crisis that is only getting worse," Ms McVeigh said in a statement on Thursday.
"The women and children fleeing domestic violence. The families living in cars, tents, motels and garages. The elderly men and women, and pregnant mums and those with newborns, currently couch surfing. These Queenslanders need a safe and secure home.
"No Queenslander should be without a roof over their head by 2032, and today is the first step on a path that can ensure it."
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