❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding the state's Affordable Housing Strategy, its reliance on federal funding, and the impact of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH) expiring.
AnsweredQoN 741Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING STRATEGY
741. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
minister representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the minister's statement ''Affordable
Housing Strategy ahead of schedule'' on 6 August.
(1) Does the affordable housing strategy 2010–2020
rely on federal funding?
(2) If yes to
(1), what is the dollar figure of these components and when is each funding
component due to expire?
(3) How much
of the $115 million provided to states and territories by the federal
government for homelessness initiatives delivered by the National Partnership
Agreement on Homelessness will WA receive?
(4) How will
the government fund its commitment to 20 000 affordable housing opportunities
by 2020 beyond 2015 when the federal money for the NPAH expires?
HOUSING STRATEGY
741. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
minister representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the minister's statement ''Affordable
Housing Strategy ahead of schedule'' on 6 August.
(1) Does the affordable housing strategy 2010–2020
rely on federal funding?
(2) If yes to
(1), what is the dollar figure of these components and when is each funding
component due to expire?
(3) How much
of the $115 million provided to states and territories by the federal
government for homelessness initiatives delivered by the National Partnership
Agreement on Homelessness will WA receive?
(4) How will
the government fund its commitment to 20 000 affordable housing opportunities
by 2020 beyond 2015 when the federal money for the NPAH expires?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
The Department of Housing advises —
(1) The
affordable housing strategy is part of a whole-of-government approach to
address the state's economic, population growth and affordable housing
challenges through partnering with the public, private and not-for-profit
sectors to deliver innovative housing solutions and viable alternatives to
social housing. Commonwealth funding supports this strategy, in part.
(2) Relevant
commonwealth funding is $117 million for the National Affordable Housing
Agreement in 2013–14, which is an ongoing agreement; $191 million for
the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing in 2013–14,
which agreement runs until 30 June 2018 and funding has been provided in the
commonwealth's budget and forward estimates; and the estimated net
present value of the commonwealth's share of approved incentives under
the national rental affordability scheme over 10 years, which is $239 million,
with no further incentives to be approved.
(3) WA will
receive $14.97 million administered by the Department for Child Protection and
Family Support.
(4) Although the
government will continue to advocate strongly for a sustained funding
commitment from the commonwealth to address homelessness, including funding to
build more facilities for homelessness services, there is no significant impact
arising from cessation of NPAH funding on the government's ability to
achieve its targets under the state affordable housing strategy.
some notice of the question.
The Department of Housing advises —
(1) The
affordable housing strategy is part of a whole-of-government approach to
address the state's economic, population growth and affordable housing
challenges through partnering with the public, private and not-for-profit
sectors to deliver innovative housing solutions and viable alternatives to
social housing. Commonwealth funding supports this strategy, in part.
(2) Relevant
commonwealth funding is $117 million for the National Affordable Housing
Agreement in 2013–14, which is an ongoing agreement; $191 million for
the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing in 2013–14,
which agreement runs until 30 June 2018 and funding has been provided in the
commonwealth's budget and forward estimates; and the estimated net
present value of the commonwealth's share of approved incentives under
the national rental affordability scheme over 10 years, which is $239 million,
with no further incentives to be approved.
(3) WA will
receive $14.97 million administered by the Department for Child Protection and
Family Support.
(4) Although the
government will continue to advocate strongly for a sustained funding
commitment from the commonwealth to address homelessness, including funding to
build more facilities for homelessness services, there is no significant impact
arising from cessation of NPAH funding on the government's ability to
achieve its targets under the state affordable housing strategy.
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