❓ Hon Wilson Tucker asks the Minister for Housing about public housing tenancy terminations, seeking a breakdown of figures by category (eviction, voluntary termination, etc.). The Minister provides data on voluntary vacates following termination notices and court orders, as well as bailiff evictions.
AnsweredQoN 226Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PUBLIC HOUSING — EVICTIONS
226. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I thank the Minister for Housing for
his answer to my previous question without notice 185.
(1) Do the figures provided in the
table include all tenancy agreement terminations for each year?
(2) If no to (1), what are the total
figures for all tenancy agreement terminations for each year?
(3) Are tenancy
agreement terminations identifiable by categories, such as eviction, voluntary
termination and termination due to ineligibility for public housing et cetera?
(4) If yes to
(3), what are the total figures for each tenancy agreement terminations for
each year for each category?
226. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I thank the Minister for Housing for
his answer to my previous question without notice 185.
(1) Do the figures provided in the
table include all tenancy agreement terminations for each year?
(2) If no to (1), what are the total
figures for all tenancy agreement terminations for each year?
(3) Are tenancy
agreement terminations identifiable by categories, such as eviction, voluntary
termination and termination due to ineligibility for public housing et cetera?
(4) If yes to
(3), what are the total figures for each tenancy agreement terminations for
each year for each category?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided to me by
the Minister for Housing.
(1)–(4) Eviction is a last resort for the Department of
Communities. Communities works with tenants to ensure they are given every opportunity to rectify the issues
impacting on their tenancy. This includes making appropriate referrals
to supports and programs such as Thrive, which provides support to public
housing clients. When a tenant is at risk of
eviction, Communities will increase their contact with the client and link them with relevant support services to help
address the issues impacting their tenancy, and, in most cases, people remedy the issues impacting their tenancy. A tenant voluntarily vacating their house
after receiving a termination notice or a court
order is not an eviction. After a termination notice or court order is issued,
the Department of Communities will continue to work with tenants to rectify
issues impacting their tenancy . Even following eviction orders, tenants
have the opportunity to remediate their tenancy and engage with Communities. The remainder of the answer is in
tabular form. I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Tenants voluntarily vacating
following termination notices are not evictions. When given a termination
notice, tenants still have the opportunity to remediate their tenancy and
engage with Communities to sustain their tenancies.
Financial
Year
Voluntary
Vacates following Termination Notice
2021–22
95
2022–23
82
2023–24
YTD*
65
Tenants voluntarily vacating
following court orders are not evictions. When given a court order, tenants
still have the opportunity to remediate their tenancy and engage with
Communities to sustain their tenancies.
Financial
Year
Voluntary
vacates following Court Order
2021–22
118
2022–23
88
2023–24
YTD*
70
Bailiff evictions follow
where tenants repeatedly and egregiously fail to rectify their behaviour or
engage with Communities to sustain their tenancies.
Financial
Year
Bailiff
Eviction
2021–22
43
2022–23
47
2023–24
YTD*
31
*YTD as
at February 2024.
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided to me by
the Minister for Housing.
(1)–(4) Eviction is a last resort for the Department of
Communities. Communities works with tenants to ensure they are given every opportunity to rectify the issues
impacting on their tenancy. This includes making appropriate referrals
to supports and programs such as Thrive, which provides support to public
housing clients. When a tenant is at risk of
eviction, Communities will increase their contact with the client and link them with relevant support services to help
address the issues impacting their tenancy, and, in most cases, people remedy the issues impacting their tenancy. A tenant voluntarily vacating their house
after receiving a termination notice or a court
order is not an eviction. After a termination notice or court order is issued,
the Department of Communities will continue to work with tenants to rectify
issues impacting their tenancy . Even following eviction orders, tenants
have the opportunity to remediate their tenancy and engage with Communities. The remainder of the answer is in
tabular form. I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Tenants voluntarily vacating
following termination notices are not evictions. When given a termination
notice, tenants still have the opportunity to remediate their tenancy and
engage with Communities to sustain their tenancies.
Financial
Year
Voluntary
Vacates following Termination Notice
2021–22
95
2022–23
82
2023–24
YTD*
65
Tenants voluntarily vacating
following court orders are not evictions. When given a court order, tenants
still have the opportunity to remediate their tenancy and engage with
Communities to sustain their tenancies.
Financial
Year
Voluntary
vacates following Court Order
2021–22
118
2022–23
88
2023–24
YTD*
70
Bailiff evictions follow
where tenants repeatedly and egregiously fail to rectify their behaviour or
engage with Communities to sustain their tenancies.
Financial
Year
Bailiff
Eviction
2021–22
43
2022–23
47
2023–24
YTD*
31
*YTD as
at February 2024.
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