❓ Mr. Wyatt requests a detailed breakdown of the total cost to the WA State Government for providing housing in 58 towns for the 2013-2014 financial year. The Department of Housing declines to provide a full breakdown due to resource constraints, but provides limited construction and maintenance cost data.
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For the financial year ending 30 June 2014, what was the total cost to the State Government of providing housing to the following towns: (i) Yalgoo; (ii) Arrino; (iii) Sandstone; (iv) Latham; (v) Coorow; (vi) Paynes Find; (vii) Maya; (viii) Beverly; (ix) Beacon; (x) Bencubbin; (xi) Tammin; (xii) Wubin; (xiii) Nungarin; (xiv) Gilderton; (xv) Trayning; (xvi) Marvel Loch; (xvii) Seabird; (xviii) Hines Hill; (xix) Doodlakine; (xx) Eucla ; (xxi) Cascade; (xxii) Menzies; (xxiii) Manmanning; (xxiv) Pingaring; (xxv) Bonnie Rock; (xxvi) Kununoppin; (xxvii) Gascoyne Junction; (xxviii) Burringurrah; (xxix) Canna; (xxx) Koolanooka; (xxxi) Coorow; (xxxii) Marchagee; (xxxiii) Benjaberring; (xxxiv) Korrelocking; (xxxv) Yealering; (xxxvi) Calingiri; (xxxvii) Trayning; (xxxviii) Yelbeni; (xxxix) Bejoording; (xl) Bungulla; (xli) Yorkrakine; (xlii) Pantapin; (xliii) Aldersyde; (xliv) South Kumminin; (xlv) Gabbin; (xlvi) Wialki; (xlvii) Muntadgin; (xlviii) Kulja; (xlix) Karlgarin; (l) Jennacubbine; (li) Wubin; (lii) Popanyinning; (liii) BIlbarin; (liv) Bullaring; (lv) Ardath; (lvi) Babakin; (lvii) Kwolyin; and, (lviii) Shackleton?
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Answered
24 February 2015
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
90 days
The Department of Housing advises that the cost of providing housing includes costs such as construction, maintenance, administration, rent foregone, water rates and shire rates. Calculating the total cost of providing housing to the above towns would require considerable research, taking staff away from their normal duties, and the Department is not prepared to divert the significant resources required to provide the requested information.
The Department can, however, advise that construction costs in 2013-14 for government regional officers housing were:
(i)-(xix) Nil
(xx) $1 254 084.00
(xxi) $526 331.00
(xxii)-(lviii) Nil
The Department can also advise that maintenance costs in 2013-14 for public housing, government regional officers housing and Aboriginal housing properties were:
(i) $10 767.43
(ii) Nil
(iii) $2 378.43
(iv) $297.30
(v), (xxxi) $3 675.98
(vi)-(vii) Nil
(viii) $28 498.86
(ix) $2 378.43
(x) $4 705.72
(xi) $4 936.76
(xii) Nil
(xiii) $3 024.21
(xiv) Nil
(xv), (xxxvii) $7 803.67
(xvi)-(xix) Nil
(xx) $2 675.74
(xxi) $936.24
(xxii) $1 783.82
(xxiii)-(xxvi) Nil
(xxvii) $789.15
(xxviii) $140 459.86
(xxix)-(xxxiv) Nil
(xxxv) $297.30
(xxxvi) $3 509.16 (xxxviii)-(xlviii) Nil (xlix) $594.61 (l)-(li) Nil
(lii) $297.30 (liii)-(lviii) Nil
The Department can, however, advise that construction costs in 2013-14 for government regional officers housing were:
(i)-(xix) Nil
(xx) $1 254 084.00
(xxi) $526 331.00
(xxii)-(lviii) Nil
The Department can also advise that maintenance costs in 2013-14 for public housing, government regional officers housing and Aboriginal housing properties were:
(i) $10 767.43
(ii) Nil
(iii) $2 378.43
(iv) $297.30
(v), (xxxi) $3 675.98
(vi)-(vii) Nil
(viii) $28 498.86
(ix) $2 378.43
(x) $4 705.72
(xi) $4 936.76
(xii) Nil
(xiii) $3 024.21
(xiv) Nil
(xv), (xxxvii) $7 803.67
(xvi)-(xix) Nil
(xx) $2 675.74
(xxi) $936.24
(xxii) $1 783.82
(xxiii)-(xxvi) Nil
(xxvii) $789.15
(xxviii) $140 459.86
(xxix)-(xxxiv) Nil
(xxxv) $297.30
(xxxvi) $3 509.16 (xxxviii)-(xlviii) Nil (xlix) $594.61 (l)-(li) Nil
(lii) $297.30 (liii)-(lviii) Nil
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