Unpacking the
QHIGI Intiative

 

QHIGI (Queensland Housing Investment Growth Initiative) aims to fast track the delivery of 6,365 new social homes through a $1.8 billion investment in a 4 year integrated capital investment program. The QHIGI provides opportunities for a range of individuals, organisations, developers and housing providers to deliver more housing for those who need it.

Established by the Queensland Government through the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economies, the initiative is broken down into 3 key areas;

1. HIF - Housing Investment Fund

  • $1 billion investment fund generating $40 million each year.
  • Target of 3600 social housing dwellings + additional affordable housing.
  • Mainly rental subsidies.
  • Flexible approach open to innovation.
  • Encourages developers, investors, social enterprise and eligible government entities to partner with Community Housing Providers
  • Project Commencement by 30 June 2025
  • Three steps - EOI, Detail proposals and Assistance Agreement

2. Quick Starts Queensland

  • $1.6 billion capital investment.
  • Target of 2765 social housing dwellings.
  • Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy is seeking to partner with registered community housing providers
  • RPDP open until 21 January 2022
  • Priority projects to commence 2021-2022 or 2022-2023
  • Pipeline projects to commence 2023-2024 or 2024-2025


3. Help to Home

  • $40 million over 2 years.
  • Target 1000 private rentals.

Arkhefield has actively been working with industry stakeholders to develop concept diagrams that illustrate the key principles of the initiative - shown below.

The hif subsidy model

- Integrated Communities 
- Mixed Cohort
- Tenure Blind

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a Key QHIGI objective

- Places for People
- Integrated Community
- Equal Amenity

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How we can contribute

Early phases + planning

  • Site studies
  • Feasibility studies
  • Concept drawings + diagrams

Endorsed projects

  • Site Planning and Analysis
  • Client brief
  • Stakeholder consultation + engagement
  • Planning approvals
  • Detailed design and drawings
  • Tender and Construction

contact us

Zoe Ridgway
Zoe Ridgway

Zoe Ridgway

Architect + Practice Director

Zoe has a depth of experience in design, documentation and delivery across a range of project scales, having successfully delivered two major Student Accommodation projects in the inner city in the last 4 years.
Andrew Gutteridge
Andrew Gutteridge

Andrew Gutteridge

Architect + Principal

As founding partner of Arkhefield, Andrew brings together a passionate team who embrace innovation and collaboration. He guides the underlying story of our projects and is committed to delivering places that create a lasting impression on the people who experience them.

relevant projects

Social Housing Design Guidelines Toolkit - Indicative Floor Plans
Social Housing Design Guidelines Toolkit - Indicative Floor Plans

Social Housing Design Guidelines Toolkit - Indicative Floor Plans

The Indicative Floor Plans are a tool developed by Arkhefield for the Queensland Government - Housing Partnerships Office (HPO), Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy to form part of their Social Housing Design Guidelines Toolkit.
Experience Cards – A new journey in social housing
Experience Cards – A new journey in social housing

Experience Cards - A new journey in social housing

If there was an opportunity to deliver new social housing, how could existing models be improved? What would it look and feel like, and how would people experience these places and services?

Goodna Social Housing
Goodna Social Housing

Goodna Social Housing

Our brief was to design 12 single bedroom units for residents of social housing for the Department of Housing and Public Works. This was to be achieved by providing rational, cost effective, compact units which are adaptable, robust and capitalise on the site’s elevation and aspect. Units were to meet gold and platinum LHA standards with an emphasis on flexibility and livability.
Social and Affordable Housing
Social and Affordable Housing

Social and Affordable Housing

Affordable housing shortfalls and the need to improve our current approach to social housing has become an urgent and important agenda for Australians. The widely recognised challenges facing the housing market generally have been brought into sharper focus by the ongoing pandemic.
DDDW Holland Park
DDDW Holland Park

DDDW Holland Park

Arkhefield’s commended entry ‘Retrofix’ in the Density and Diversity Done Well design competition was selected by the Queensland Government Architect and the Department of Housing and Public Works to be developed as a demonstration project. The original concept has been adapted to suit a corner suburban site (previously three houses) in Holland Park for a community of twelve one-bedroom units.

Caggara House
Caggara House

Caggara House

Designed by Arkhefield, Caggara House for Brisbane Housing Company balances affordability and quality with a high level of interaction and social cohesion for its residents and the community.

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