❓ Mr. Zempilas asks about the timing of adding social and affordable homes to the Department of Housing and Works' stock list. The answer clarifies that homes are added upon practical completion or settlement, depending on acquisition method.
AnsweredQoN 1707Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 February 2026
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Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure
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I refer to the over 44,000 social and affordable homes managed by the Department of Housing and Works and I ask: (a) with a breakdown by social and affordable housing, at what point during the announcement, construction and completion stage is a home added to the number of homes on the social and affordable stock list?
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Answered
17 March 2026
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure
Response time
9 days
All homes are added to the stock numbers at the point of practical completion or date of settlement dependent on the method of acquisition.
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