Dr. Brad Pettitt asks the Minister for Housing about the number of applications on the public and priority public housing waitlists as of September 2024, accounting for potential double counting. The Minister provides the total number of applications, including the number of priority applications.

AnsweredQoN 1233Legislative Council
Asked
17 October 2024
Portfolio
Housing

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PUBLIC HOUSING —
WAITLISTS
1233. 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 September 2024,
and how many individual applicants does that represent?
(2) How many
applications were on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of
September 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 30 September 2024, there were 20 491 applications on the public housing
waitlist statewide. This included 6 115 priority applications.

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