The Queensland government has announced a $ 267 million stimulus package to boost the construction industry as the state steps up efforts to recover COVID-19.
As part of the package, a $ 100 million cash grant has been allocated to the Works for Tradies program, which supports the construction of social housing on the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns, Townsville , Mackay, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Wide Bay areas, Moreton Bay, Toowoomba and Ipswich by the end of next year.
Regional Queenslanders who purchase a newly built home will also receive a $ 5,000 grant as part of an additional $ 106 million stimulus package. The cash grant is in addition to the $ 15,000 currently available to all Queensland first home buyers of properties valued at less than $ 750,000.
An additional $ 10 million has been allocated to seniors and the disabled, who are eligible for grants of up to $ 5,000 to renovate and repair their homes.
The government has also set aside $ 50 million for minor construction projects in southeast Queensland and $ 1.175 million to modernize technical education and teaching campuses higher education (TAFE) to support training professions.
“The recovery plan that we are announcing […] will continue to advance our trades on tools and the building supply chain, while supporting first-time home buyers and responding to the impacts of COVID- 19 on homelessness, "said Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
"Together, the measures in this package will create jobs for electricians, plumbers, carpenters, masons, concrete workers and landscapers, as well as a multitude of new opportunities for local businesses that support their job."
Queensland Minister of Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni expects 500 projects to start by the end of September and another 500 by the end of September 39; year. A thousand additional projects were to start by the end of June 2021.
"We have worked closely with the construction and housing support industries to identify these opportunities and we look forward to continuing this positive engagement as the work progresses," he said. declared.
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