Inclusive housing for people with disability
For people with disability, having a place to call home means having somewhere to live independently, with choice and control over where, how, and who you live with. It’s somewhere you feel safe and included in the community.
We’re committed to making sure our housing, programs, and services are accessible, while also providing targeted responses for people with disability.
Our priorities:
- Better integrated pathways into suitable housing
- Maximised accessible and sustainable housing options
- Better access into the private housing market
- Strong safeguards for people with disability in residential services
- Enhanced crisis and emergency accommodation responses.
Key initiatives
Expert Disability Housing Advisory Panel
This panel ensures the voices of people with lived experience of disability directly inform Queensland inclusive housing policy, planning and reform.
Help for people with disability to explore housing options
The My Housing Options website and toolkit help people with disability explore, understand and plan their housing choices.
Supporting accessibility modifications in rental homes
A campaign to improve awareness of accessibility modifications and how they can be requested and installed in Queensland rental properties.
Advocacy support for people with disability
The Disability Advocacy Pathways service is a free service connecting Queenslanders with disability to the right independent advocacy support.
Connecting people with disability to housing solutions
The Home Access service in Brisbane provides support for people with disability and their support network to find suitable housing options.
Housing principles for inclusive communities
Delivering housing outcomes for people with disability is underpinned by the Housing principles for inclusive communities of rights, choice, control, and inclusion.
While the housing principles were developed with people with disability and the ageing population in mind, they can inform housing design and service delivery responses for all Queenslanders.
Social model of disability
People with disability can face multiple forms of discrimination, which can lead to social exclusion and isolation.
We adopt the social model of disability, which recognises people are disabled by barriers in society, not by their impairment or difference. Removing these barriers creates equality and offers people with disability more independence, choice and control.
Partnerships
In 2022, Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) led a co-design process with people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, housing and community sector representatives, industry, and government agencies to influence priorities for inclusive housing and reaffirm the housing principles.
We’ll continue to work with people with lived experience of disability, all levels of government, industry, and the community and disability sector to plan and deliver better housing outcomes for people with disability.
Delivering housing support for every journey
As Queensland’s housing needs grow, our housing sectors also need to evolve to respond.
People with disability want to live in ordinary homes in regular communities with people they choose, with access to public transport and community services. People with disability call for a shift away from group home accommodation.
We want Queenslanders who face additional barriers to be able to secure housing and be supported.
This will be achieved when people with disability have access to independent advocacy, can confidently understand and exercise their rights, and are supported to make decisions and influence processes that impact their lives.