Final Report 1 July 2008 - 26 March 2009 - Department of Housing

• About this report

  Following machinery-of-Government changes implemented on 26 March 2009, the Department of Housing was abolished, with its core functions transitioning to the Department of Communities.

• About the department

  Vision, values, objectives, functions.

• Letter of compliance

  3 July 2009.

• Achievements

  Between 1 July 2008 and 31 March 2009.

• Director-General's message

  From the establishment of the Workers’ Dwellings Branch in 1910 and the Queensland Housing Commission in 1945, through to the Department of Housing and Local Government in 1989 finally emerging as the Department of Housing in 2004, the State Government has made providing housing assistance to Queenslanders a priority.

• Contribution to Government ambitions

  The Queensland Government has framed its 2020 vision for Queensland around five ambitions that address current and future challenges.

• Our history

  The provision of housing assistance to Queenslanders in need has been a priority of the State Government for over one hundred years.

• Achieving our goals and outputs

  The department continued to improve access to safe, secure, affordable and appropriate housing for Queenslanders in need, and worked with partners to deliver sustainable solutions addressing local community issues.

  • Performance summary

  • Goal: Delivering integrated social housing and housing services to low–income households for the duration of their need

  • Goal: Providing support for low–to–moderate income households in the private market

  • Goal: Helping build sustainable communities

  • Future direction

• Organisational capability and governance

  The organisational capability of the department enabled it to better understand, and effectively integrate, re-align and apply its ability or capacity to achieve its goals.

  • Client service management

  • Community engagement

  • Workforce management

  • Asset management

  • Information and communication management

  • Financial management

  • Environmental management: reducing our carbon footprint

  • Quality management

  • Leadership

• Appendices

  Appendices for Final Report 2008-09.

  • Glossary of acronyms used in this report

  • Statutory obligations and powers

  • Consultancies

  • Freedom of Information

  • Overseas travel

  • Recordkeeping

  • Shared Services Initiative

  • Structure of the department

  • Organisational structure

  • Office details

  • Office locations

  • Funded organisations

• Financial Statements

  The following financial statements have been prepared by the former Department of Housing.

  • Foreword

• Feedback information

  Feedback is invited on the Department of Housing’s Final Report and should be directed to the Department of Communities.

• Compliance checklist

  The Annual Report Guidelines for Queensland Government Agencies 2008-09, prepared by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, included a checklist to ensure that an agency’s final report complies with all requirements under the legislation and other reporting requirements.