Indigenous community housing

Community Housing Rent Policy for Indigenous Councils

The Queensland Government has introduced the Community Housing Rent Policy for Indigenous Councils to align social housing policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with Queensland's One Social Housing Framework. This policy creates a fair and consistent housing system for all tenants and social housing providers in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Further information including a set of three fact sheets is available.

New arrangements for Indigenous community housing organisations

Indigenous community housing organisations, which were previously funded under the Australian Government's Community Housing and Infrastructure Program, are invited to become part of Queensland's one social housing system.

Organisations that become registered housing providers and transition properties to the one social housing system, will be eligible for upgrades to their properties to align them to a public housing standard.

A dedicated team established within Indigenous Housing and Homelessness Programs is working with organisations who have entered into new arrangements with the Department of Communities.

Work is underway to upgrade properties for Indigenous tenants in various locations across the State, including St George, Cunnamulla, Coen, Tully and Longreach.

Enquiries can be made by contacting the Indigenous Community Housing Transition Program, Department of Communities, on 07 3247 6397 or email CHIPchange@communities.qld.gov.au.

More information on Queensland's one social housing system is also available.