{"id":362777,"date":"2025-07-18T14:42:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T04:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=362777"},"modified":"2025-07-18T14:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T04:43:11","slug":"boost-in-social-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/07\/18\/boost-in-social-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost In Social Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>July 18, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The State Government has announced a much-needed boost in social housing for the South Burnett.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty new social and community homes in Nanango and 11 in Kingaroy are either in construction or under contract, a spokesperson said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>These are on top of the construction of 23 new homes announced in the recent Cherbourg Council Budget.<\/p>\n<p>A government spokesperson said a record $5.6 billion would be invested to deliver new social and community housing over the next four years in Queensland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Across the Wide Bay-Burnett, more than 290 social and community homes were in construction or under contract to be delivered, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>157 homes in the Bundaberg region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>93 homes in the Fraser Coast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>41 homes in the South Burnett<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Minister for Housing Sam O\u2019Connor said social and community housing developments were critical to create stable and sustainable communities that support economic and social inclusion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Crisafulli Government\u2019s first Budget delivers $5.6 billion for social and community housing, the biggest investment Queensland has ever seen,\u201d Minister O\u2019Connor said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means more accessible, secure homes for people with disability, and more Queenslanders having a place they can call home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The recent State Budget also locked in baseline funding of $500 million per year from 2029-30, creating a long-term pipeline of social and community homes for Queenslanders most in need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Government has announced a much-needed boost in social housing for the South Burnett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":2121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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