Dr. Brad Pettitt asks the Minister for Housing about the number of applications on the public housing waitlist and priority waitlist as of July 31, 2024, distinguishing between applications and individual applicants. The Minister provides the total number of applications and the number of priority applications.

AnsweredQoN 925Legislative Council
Asked
20 August 2024
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Housing

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PUBLIC HOUSING — WAITLIST
925. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I
refer to the ''wait turn'' and priority public housing waitlists,
noting that double counting is present in the potential response.
(1) How many
applications were on the public housing waitlist at the end of July 2024, and
how many individual applicants does that represent?
(2) How many
applications were on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of July
2024, and how many individual applicants does that represent?

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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 31 July 2024, there were 20 194 applications on the public housing waitlist
statewide. This includes 5 773 priority applications.

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