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HIA details plan for more homes in QLD

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HIA details plan for more homes in QLD

Media release
HIA is shining a light on more policy levers that can be pulled. We'll keep pushing for commitments on vital initiatives so that Queensland builders and tradies can get on with the job of increasing and catching up on housing supply.

The Housing Industry Association is shining a light on more policy levers that can be pulled by a future state government in its Building the homes that Queensland needs policy blueprint

“We’ve been lobbying hard, and we’ll keep pushing for commitments on the vital initiatives in our eight-point policy plan to help Queensland’s builders and tradies to get on with the job of increasing and catching up on housing supply,” said HIA Executive Director for Queensland, Michael Roberts.

“We need to build more than 45,000 homes per year over the next several decades to catch up and keep up with demand, and in the current environment we’re building closer to 35,000.

“HIA’s policy blueprint urges a post-October state government to reset the policy agenda to support more new housing by maintaining and growing our skilled home building workforce, and urgently addressing the productivity issues crippling key sectors of our industry.

“Our plan sets a policy pathway to unburdening home builders, reducing or eliminating taxes paid by new home buyers, backing local materials, growing social housing and supporting those taking their first steps into home ownership,” Mr Roberts said.

“We’re sharpening our policy focus at this time, and promoting key parts of our plan, asking the politicians to really get onboard with us in the lead up to the election.

“The approach to date hasn’t worked. We are seeing less houses being built than we need, and we can’t catch up with demand at current rates of construction. 

“We need better policy support, and real government action in key policy areas to get industry firing across all housing sectors – detached, multi-res infill, unit blocks and towers – if we are to make a dent in the housing crisis within ten years, and that’s what our blueprint seeks to lock in,” Mr Roberts said.

HIA’s policy blueprint Building the homes that Queensland needs is accessible on the HIA website.

HIA will release a policy scorecard, comparing political parties on their policy responses to the blueprint, prior to the state election in October.

For more information please contact:

Mike Roberts

Executive Director – Queensland

Paul Leven

Deputy Executive Director – Queensland
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