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❓ This parliamentary question seeks detailed data on social housing wait times and applicant numbers in the South West region of Western Australia, broken down by specific locations. The response provides the requested data, clarifying that regional figures pertain to the Department's administrative region, not the electoral region.

AnsweredQoN 136Legislative Council

Asked

25 June 2013

Member

Hon Adele Farina

Portfolio

Housing

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(1) What are the current wait times for priority social housing in: (a) the South West electoral region; (b) Bunbury; (c) Busselton; and (d) Margaret River? (2) What are the other wait times for social housing in: (a) the South West electoral region; (b) Bunbury; (c) Busselton; and (d) Margaret River? (3) How many people are currently on the wait lists for social housing in: (a) the South West electoral region; (b) Bunbury; (c) Busselton; and (d) Margaret River? (4) How many people are currently on the wait lists for priority social housing in: (a) the South West electoral region; (b) Bunbury; (c) Busselton; and (d) Margaret River?

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Answered

10 September 2013

Responded by

Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Housing

Response time

77 days

The Department of Housing advises the figures provided for the South West Electoral Region are for the Department's South West Region only; data is not captured by electoral region. All figures are as at 30 June 2013:
(1)
(a)
21 weeks
(b)
19 weeks
(c) 22 weeks
(d)
11 weeks
(2)
(a)
123 weeks
(b)
121
weeks
(c) 121 weeks
(d)
185 weeks
(3)
(a) 2 573
(b)
1 077
(c) 815
(d)
112
(4)
(a) 84
(b)
46
(c) 13
(d)
0

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