Hon Adele Farina asked about the number of maintenance requests received and completed for public housing in Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, and the South West region during 2014-15, including average and median wait times. The Housing Authority provided the requested data.

AnsweredQoN 3530Legislative Council
Asked
20 October 2015
Portfolio
Housing

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I refer to maintenance requests, and I ask: (a) in 2014-15, how many maintenance requests were received from tenants living in: (i) Bunbury; (ii) Busselton; (iii) Margaret River; and (iv) the South West; (b) how many of these maintenance requests were completed in 2014-15; and (c) what was the average and median wait time from date of maintenance request to maintenance works being completed?

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Answered
1 December 2015
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
42 days
The Housing Authority advises:
(a)
(i) 1 644.
(ii) 2 356.
(iii) 277.
(iv) 10 457 in the Housing Authority's South West region (including Bunbury, Busselton and Margaret River).
(b) 10 233.
(c) The average wait time was seven days, and the median wait time was two days in the Housing Authority's South West region.

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