Homelessness can affect anyone—from single young people to families with children. It includes people who are sleeping rough, as well as people who are staying in temporary, unstable or substandard accommodation.
The Queensland Government is committed to reducing homelessness in Queensland and delivering a more connected service system that provides seamless pathways from homelessness into safe, secure and affordable housing.
The Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-27 includes a focus on prevention and early intervention services to support people before they reach crisis point, greater service coordination to support wrap around services, and supportive housing for vulnerable young people to provide pathways into social and economic independence.
Guidelines for Specialist Homelessness Services
Guidelines to provide information and guidance for specialist homelessness services funded by the department under Homelessness Programs
Queensland Homelessness Information Platform
The Homelessness Vacancy Capacity Management System (VCMS is an electronic tool that facilitates access to vacancy and capacity information of specialist homelessness services across Queensland.
Human Services Quality Framework
The Human Services Quality Framework is a new quality assurance framework for funded service providers. The framework is being implemented in planned phases over three years through to 2015-16.
Safeguards for funding
From 1 July 2014, new
funding safeguards apply to the investment the department makes in specialist homelessness services delivered by non-government organisations, local governments and other entities.
More information
Background information about national responses to homelessness can be found on the
Australian Government Department of Social Services - Housing Support website.