Dr. Pettitt asks the Minister for Housing about the number of applications on the public housing waitlist and priority waitlist, including data on applicants receiving the disability support pension. The Minister provides the requested data.

AnsweredQoN 354Legislative Council
Asked
10 May 2022
Portfolio
Housing

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PUBLIC HOUSING —
WAITLIST
354. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Housing:
(1) How many
applications were on the public housing waitlist at the end of April 2022, and
how many individual applicants does that represent?
(2) How many
applications were on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of April
2022, and how many individual applicants does that represent?
(3) How many
people on the public housing waitlist at the end of April 2022 received the
disability support pension?
(4) How many
people on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of April 2022
received the disability support pension?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) As at 30 April 2022, there were 18 837
applications on the public housing waitlist, representing 33 084 people. This included 4 005 priority applications, representing 8 105 people.
(3)–(4)
As at 30 April 2022, there were 3 734 applications on the public housing
waiting list that identified a household member being in receipt of a disability
support pension or payment. Of these applications, a total of 1 027
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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