❓ Question seeks data on public housing waitlist applicants receiving the disability support pension, both overall and within the priority list. The answer provides aggregated figures, noting that not all household members necessarily receive the pension.
AnsweredQoN 767Legislative Council
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(1) How many people on the public housing waitlist at the end of May 2022 received the disability support pension? (2) How many people on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of May 2022 received the disability support pension?
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Answered
9 August 2022
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
5 days
(1)-(2)
As at 31 May 2022, there were 3,816 applications on the public housing waitlist identifying at least one household member in receipt of a disability support pension or payment.
Of these, a total of 1,056 applications were priority listed. This does not mean that all these individuals in any given household are in receipt of a disability support pension or payment.
As at 31 May 2022, there were 3,816 applications on the public housing waitlist identifying at least one household member in receipt of a disability support pension or payment.
Of these, a total of 1,056 applications were priority listed. This does not mean that all these individuals in any given household are in receipt of a disability support pension or payment.
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