Resilient Homes Fund to Expand
Joan Pease MP • 2023-08-15
Up to 1000 additional Queensland homeowners whose houses were inundated in 2021-22 Summer floods can now receive funding to help them raise their homes.
Key Points:
- Home raising eligibility is expanding under the Resilient Homes Fund
- Up to 1000 additional homeowners can now apply
- The expansion includes extending the Home Raise and Demolition Program, and the Retrofit Program
Changes to the assessment criteria under the Queensland Government’s nation-leading $741 million Resilient Homes Fund means more homeowners can apply for additional house-raising and retro fitting measures. After listening to feedback, changes to the criteria means those households who have registered are eligible for funding under the House Raising Program or can use funds originally intended for a resilient retrofit, to raise their home. The expansion of this program includes: - Extending the $100,000 Home Raise Program (including demolition, rebuild or relocate) funding to homeowners whose existing habitable floor level is below the assessed flood level OR the 2022 flood level - Unlocking the $50,000 Retrofit Program funding to allow homeowners to substitute these funds to raise their home, demolish and rebuild or relocate the non-habiable floor level (for example, a downstairs laundry or storage area) above the flood level.
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