The Queensland government says it’s happy Canberra has put up money to save a tenants’ advisory service that has lost its state government funding.

The federal government today said it would provide $3.3 million for an axed state government tenant advisory service.

Federal Housing Minister Brendan O’Connor said the money would keep the Queensland Tenant Advice and Advocacy Service operating until the end of June next year.

Queensland Housing Minister Bruce Flegg said the state government welcomed the commonwealth’s lifeline for a ‘‘valuable service’’.

‘‘I’d be delighted to see the federal government put up the cash to fund this program, and the state government would be more than happy to continue to administer it,’’ Dr Flegg said in a statement.