With social housing in short supply in Queensland, Judy Donald considers herself one of the lucky ones.

The 74-year-old moved into a new complex at Windsor in July after being on the waitlist for just over a year.

Donald had been searching for something more spacious and accessible to better meet her needs.

"It's big, there's plenty of room to turn in the wheelchair," she said.

"The floors are non-slip, so it's very safe."

New data shows Queensland's state government is struggling to keep up with demand.

Housing minister Sam O'Connor confirmed the state has a record waitlist.

"I can reveal today that waitlist is still going in the wrong direction," O'Connor told 9News.

There were 52,000 people on the social housing waitlist at the end of June.

Two months later, that figure had ju

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