❓ Dr. Constable asks about Commonwealth funding allocated to the WA government for Indigenous housing over the past decade, and how it was distributed. The response details funding amounts and clarifies that the State Government did not directly allocate funds to Indigenous community housing organisations.
AnsweredQoN 1490Legislative Assembly
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(1) How much funding did the Commonwealth Government allocate to the State Government over each of the past ten financial years for the provision of housing to indigenous Western Australians?
(2) Did the State Government distribute the Commonwealth funding in each financial year in (1) to indigenous community housing organisations?
(3) If yes to (2), how was the Commonwealth Government’s funding allocation to the State Government in each of the past ten financial years distributed among indigenous community housing organisations?
(4) How many homes for indigenous people were provided by each indigenous community housing organisation in (3) in each of the past ten financial years?
(2) Did the State Government distribute the Commonwealth funding in each financial year in (1) to indigenous community housing organisations?
(3) If yes to (2), how was the Commonwealth Government’s funding allocation to the State Government in each of the past ten financial years distributed among indigenous community housing organisations?
(4) How many homes for indigenous people were provided by each indigenous community housing organisation in (3) in each of the past ten financial years?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 October 2006
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works
Response time
34 days
(1) Year Amount 1996/97 $15,862,000 1997/98 $15,969,818 1998/99 $15,862,000 1999/00 $15,862,000 2000/01 $15,862,000 2001/02 $15,862,000 2002/03 $30,872,928 2003/04 $44,504,794 2004/05 $60,467,045 2005/06 $62,499,039 Please note that from 2002-03 the above figures include the Community Housing and Infrastructure Program (CHIP) which existed prior to 2002/2003 but was exclusively administered by the Commonwealth through ATSIC and was not considered a Commonwealth funding allocation to the State until 2002/2003. (2) No. The State Government did not directly allocate the Commonwealth funding, in each of these financial years, to Indigenous community housing organisations for the provision of housing. The funds were expended through the Department of Housing and Works' programs. (3) Not applicable. (4) Not applicable.
Year Amount 1996/97 $15,862,000 1997/98 $15,969,818 1998/99 $15,862,000 1999/00 $15,862,000 2000/01 $15,862,000 2001/02 $15,862,000 2002/03 $30,872,928 2003/04 $44,504,794 2004/05 $60,467,045 2005/06 $62,499,039 Please note that from 2002-03 the above figures include the Community Housing and Infrastructure Program (CHIP) which existed prior to 2002/2003 but was exclusively administered by the Commonwealth through ATSIC and was not considered a Commonwealth funding allocation to the State until 2002/2003. (2) No. The State Government did not directly allocate the Commonwealth funding, in each of these financial years, to Indigenous community housing organisations for the provision of housing. The funds were expended through the Department of Housing and Works' programs. (3) Not applicable. (4) Not applicable.
Please note that from 2002-03 the above figures include the Community Housing and Infrastructure Program (CHIP) which existed prior to 2002/2003 but was exclusively administered by the Commonwealth through ATSIC and was not considered a Commonwealth funding allocation to the State until 2002/2003. (2) No. The State Government did not directly allocate the Commonwealth funding, in each of these financial years, to Indigenous community housing organisations for the provision of housing. The funds were expended through the Department of Housing and Works' programs. (3) Not applicable. (4) Not applicable.
(2) No. The State Government did not directly allocate the Commonwealth funding, in each of these financial years, to Indigenous community housing organisations for the provision of housing. The funds were expended through the Department of Housing and Works' programs. (3) Not applicable. (4) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable. (4) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable.
Year Amount 1996/97 $15,862,000 1997/98 $15,969,818 1998/99 $15,862,000 1999/00 $15,862,000 2000/01 $15,862,000 2001/02 $15,862,000 2002/03 $30,872,928 2003/04 $44,504,794 2004/05 $60,467,045 2005/06 $62,499,039 Please note that from 2002-03 the above figures include the Community Housing and Infrastructure Program (CHIP) which existed prior to 2002/2003 but was exclusively administered by the Commonwealth through ATSIC and was not considered a Commonwealth funding allocation to the State until 2002/2003. (2) No. The State Government did not directly allocate the Commonwealth funding, in each of these financial years, to Indigenous community housing organisations for the provision of housing. The funds were expended through the Department of Housing and Works' programs. (3) Not applicable. (4) Not applicable.
Please note that from 2002-03 the above figures include the Community Housing and Infrastructure Program (CHIP) which existed prior to 2002/2003 but was exclusively administered by the Commonwealth through ATSIC and was not considered a Commonwealth funding allocation to the State until 2002/2003. (2) No. The State Government did not directly allocate the Commonwealth funding, in each of these financial years, to Indigenous community housing organisations for the provision of housing. The funds were expended through the Department of Housing and Works' programs. (3) Not applicable. (4) Not applicable.
(2) No. The State Government did not directly allocate the Commonwealth funding, in each of these financial years, to Indigenous community housing organisations for the provision of housing. The funds were expended through the Department of Housing and Works' programs. (3) Not applicable. (4) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable. (4) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable.
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