❓ Hon Alison Xamon asks the Minister for Housing about the number of public housing evictions, specifically focusing on tenants receiving disability support pensions and those evicted due to hoarding disorder. The Department of Communities does not report on evictions based on disability support pension status or hoarding behaviour.
AnsweredQoN 2744Legislative Council
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(1) I refer to the eviction of tenants from public housing, and
I ask: (a) how many tenants were evicted in: (i) 2016-2017; (ii) 2017-2018; (iii) 2019-2019; and (iv) 2019-20 to date? (2) How many tenants who receive a disability
support pension were evicted in: (a) 2016-2017; (b) 2017-2018; (c) 2018-2019; and (d) 2019-20 to date? (3) How many tenants were evicted for behaviour related to hoarding disorder in: (a) 2016-2017; (b) 2018-2018; (c) 2018-2019; and (d) 2019-20 to date?
I ask: (a) how many tenants were evicted in: (i) 2016-2017; (ii) 2017-2018; (iii) 2019-2019; and (iv) 2019-20 to date? (2) How many tenants who receive a disability
support pension were evicted in: (a) 2016-2017; (b) 2017-2018; (c) 2018-2019; and (d) 2019-20 to date? (3) How many tenants were evicted for behaviour related to hoarding disorder in: (a) 2016-2017; (b) 2018-2018; (c) 2018-2019; and (d) 2019-20 to date?
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Answered
17 March 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
9 days
(1) (a) (i)-(iv) Public Housing Evictions:
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20 *YTD
293
121
167
73
*YTD as at 31 January 2020
(2) (a)-(d) The Department of Communities does not currently report on evictions for tenants who receive a disability support pension.
(3) (a)-(d) The Department of Communities does not currently report on evictions specifically relating to hoarding behaviour.
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20 *YTD
293
121
167
73
*YTD as at 31 January 2020
(2) (a)-(d) The Department of Communities does not currently report on evictions for tenants who receive a disability support pension.
(3) (a)-(d) The Department of Communities does not currently report on evictions specifically relating to hoarding behaviour.
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