❓ Dr. Pettitt questions the Minister for Housing regarding public housing wait times, both general and priority. The Minister provides data and highlights government investment in social housing.
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PUBLIC
HOUSING — WAITLIST
467. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the public housing
waitlist.
(1) What is the average wait time to
access public housing by region?
(2) What is the average wait time
for the priority list to access public housing by region?
HOUSING — WAITLIST
467. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the public housing
waitlist.
(1) What is the average wait time to
access public housing by region?
(2) What is the average wait time
for the priority list to access public housing by region?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Prior to
coming to government in March 2017, and as at January 2017, the average
waitlist times for the public housing waiting list was 148 weeks.
As
at 30 April 2022, the average wait time for the public housing waiting list
reduced to 113.5 weeks. A breakdown of the regional waiting list is
attached.
The McGowan government is investing
$2.4 billion over the next four years to improve the quality and accessibility
of social housing and homelessness support services across the state, including
the social housing economic recovery package and the housing and homelessness
investment package.
(2) The answer is in tabular form so
I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Public Housing State-wide Wait Time as at 30 April
2022
Region
Wait Turn
Priority
Average Wait Time in Weeks
Average Wait Time in Weeks
North
Metro
122
69
South
Metro
122
68
East
Metro
98
48
Great
Southern
116
49
Southwest
125
41
Goldfields
98
45
Midwest/Gascoyne
108
32
Pilbara
103
67
West
Kimberley
121
54
East
Kimberley
158
55
Wheatbelt
78
39
some notice of the question.
(1) Prior to
coming to government in March 2017, and as at January 2017, the average
waitlist times for the public housing waiting list was 148 weeks.
As
at 30 April 2022, the average wait time for the public housing waiting list
reduced to 113.5 weeks. A breakdown of the regional waiting list is
attached.
The McGowan government is investing
$2.4 billion over the next four years to improve the quality and accessibility
of social housing and homelessness support services across the state, including
the social housing economic recovery package and the housing and homelessness
investment package.
(2) The answer is in tabular form so
I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Public Housing State-wide Wait Time as at 30 April
2022
Region
Wait Turn
Priority
Average Wait Time in Weeks
Average Wait Time in Weeks
North
Metro
122
69
South
Metro
122
68
East
Metro
98
48
Great
Southern
116
49
Southwest
125
41
Goldfields
98
45
Midwest/Gascoyne
108
32
Pilbara
103
67
West
Kimberley
121
54
East
Kimberley
158
55
Wheatbelt
78
39
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