On 3 February 2009 the Federal Government announced a $42 billion Nation Building and Jobs Plan (since renamed the Nation Building-Economic Stimulus Plan) to support jobs and invest in future long term economic growth.

The Federal Treasury estimated that the Plan would support up to 90 000 jobs in 2008-09 and 2009-10.

Queensland will receive around $4 billion over three financial years and the resulting building projects will create around 30 000 jobs for Queenslanders.

The $4 billion includes around $2.7 billion for Building the Education Revolution Projects, around $1.278 billion for Social Housing and around $126 million for Roads and Safety projects.

This includes $80 million over two years for repairs to existing social houses, and $1.1 billion for new social housing between 2009 and 2012.  The funding will provide an historic rapid increase in the number of social housing properties in Queensland.