Dozens of households have been kicked out of social housing in Queensland after being found to own property or earn more than $80,000 a year.
A state government review of 46,210 households in public housing over the last financial year has led to 359 leaving.
Of those, 76 owned property or had a high income — less than 1 per cent of those reviewed.
Another 143 public housing tenants are being examined further after being identified as potentially owning property.
Meanwhile, 3,709 households have had their rent reduced because it was found they were paying more than a quarter of their income.
For households found to be paying less than 25 per cent of their income as required, rent rises are capped at $15 a week each year.
Last year the government announced it would review tenants' eligibility and rents for social housing annually.
Public housing tenants are not allowed to own or part-own property in Australia or overseas, including vacant land.
A household's income must not exceed $80,000, and tenants must provide information to confirm their ongoing eligibility when requested.
In the 2025-26 financial year, 211 households were moved on after failing to provide information within 28 days, 38 left while under review, and three vacated after a tribunal process.
Housing Minister Sam O'Connor said the figures showed the importance of undertaking reviews.
Sam O'Connor says thousands of the state's most vulnerable had been paying too much in rent. (ABC News: Christopher Gillette)
"We're restoring fairness and making sure as many taxpayer-funded homes as possible are for the Queenslanders who most need a place to call home," he said.
In the last financial year, another 267 households chose to downsize, which the Department of Housing says freed up 401 bedrooms for families in need of larger homes.
Change to income limits not on the table
In Queensland, the income limit for a single person with no children applying for social housing is $609 per week, and $755 for a couple.
The opposition has called on the government to review income thresholds for public housing eligibility in case it is excluding people who need help.
Asked by Labor in budget estimates last week, Department of Housing and Public Works Director-General Mark Cridland said there would be no change to eligibility income limits while more than 20,000 approved households were on the register.
Department of Housing and Public Works Director-General Mark Cridland faced budget estimate hearings last week.
It was also revealed in budget estimates that the average wait time for a household on the social housing register had increased by 10 months in a year, from 21.2 months last year to 31.7 months as of June.
Mr Cridland said the department currently had an "incredibly low" vacancy rate because very few people were leaving public housing.
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