❓ Hon Steve Martin asks the Minister for Housing about the public housing waitlist, additions to housing stock, and removals. The Minister provides figures on waitlist numbers, average monthly additions through refurbishments, and the number of housing disposals due to disrepair.
AnsweredQoN 623Legislative Council
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PUBLIC HOUSING — WAITLIST
623. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the Minister
for Housing:
I refer to the public housing
waitlist.
(1) How many applications are on
the public housing waitlist, representing how many individuals?
(2) How many applications are on
the priority public housing waitlist, representing how many individuals?
(3) How many houses were added to
the public housing stock last month?
(4) How many houses were removed
from the public housing stock last month?
623. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the Minister
for Housing:
I refer to the public housing
waitlist.
(1) How many applications are on
the public housing waitlist, representing how many individuals?
(2) How many applications are on
the priority public housing waitlist, representing how many individuals?
(3) How many houses were added to
the public housing stock last month?
(4) How many houses were removed
from the public housing stock last month?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1)–(2) As
at 30 April 2024, there were 20 203 applications on the public housing waitlist
statewide. That includes 5 431 priority applications.
(3) On average,
around 125 social homes are being added or returned to the system through
refurbishments every month in Western Australia.
(4) As at 30
April 2024, there were five public housing disposals. Our government inherited
an ageing social housing portfolio consisting of several dilapidated buildings
that were unsafe, expensive to maintain and not
fit for purpose due to the underspend on maintenance and refurbishments. These
properties were deemed either no longer fit for purpose—for
example, due to fire damage—or earmarked for redevelopment.
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1)–(2) As
at 30 April 2024, there were 20 203 applications on the public housing waitlist
statewide. That includes 5 431 priority applications.
(3) On average,
around 125 social homes are being added or returned to the system through
refurbishments every month in Western Australia.
(4) As at 30
April 2024, there were five public housing disposals. Our government inherited
an ageing social housing portfolio consisting of several dilapidated buildings
that were unsafe, expensive to maintain and not
fit for purpose due to the underspend on maintenance and refurbishments. These
properties were deemed either no longer fit for purpose—for
example, due to fire damage—or earmarked for redevelopment.
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