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❓ Dr. Pettitt's question seeks detailed data on public housing occupancy, non-tenantable properties, and redevelopment timelines. The Minister's response indicates the Department of Communities' data collection methods prevent providing the requested cumulative figures.

AnsweredQoN 1845Legislative Council

Asked

30 November 2023

Member

Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Portfolio

Housing

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I refer to public housing properties managed by the State Government during the the period from 1 January 2023 to date, and I ask will the Minister table following broken down by region and property type: (a) the occupancy rate of all properties; (b) the number of properties deemed to be non-tenantable; (c) of the properties at (b), the number: (i) the government has decided to: (A) dispose of; and (B) redevelop; and (ii) the number currently under consideration for redevelopment; and (d) for each of the past 5 calendar or financial years, the median time for redevelopment of an non-tenantable property to be completed?

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Answered

27 February 2024

Responded by

Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Housing

Response time

2 days

(a)-(d)
The Department of Communities public housing reporting system captures occupancy data at a 'point in time' and is thus unable to provide a cumulative figure. As such the data is unable to be provided in the format requested.

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