❓ Question on Notice regarding WA public housing waitlists and priority waitlists by region from June 2017 to May 2022. The answer provides waitlist numbers from 2009-2021, but not broken down by region or applications vs. people.
AnsweredQoN 760Legislative Council
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I refer to the public housing waitlist and priority waitlist, and I ask: (a) by region, how many applications were on these waitlists and how many people did these applications represent, as at: (i) 30 June 2017; (ii) 31 December 2017; (iii) 30 June 2018; (iv) 31 December 2018; (v) 30 June 2019; (vi) 31 December 2019; (vii) 30 June 2020; (viii) 31 December 2020; (ix) 30 June 2021; (x) 31 December 2021 ; and (xi) 31 May 2022?
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Answered
9 August 2022
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
11 days
The Department of Communities provides multiple pathways, including public rental housing, to those unable to obtain adequate and appropriate housing through the private sector. It should be noted that most applicants have a roof over their head while they wait to be housed.
Public Housing Wait List (as at June 30 each year):
Year
Wait-Turn*
Priority
2009-10
24,136
3,577
2010-11
23,411
3,251
2011-12
22,871
3,174
2012-13
21,121
2,961
2013-14
20,013
2,889
2014-15
20,127
2,770
2015-16
18,530
2,283
2016-17
16,516
1,590
2017-18
13,912
1,437
2018-19
13,795
1,575
2019-20
14,409
1,944
2020-21
17,194
3,354
*The number of Wait-Turn applications includes Priority listed applications.
See Tabled paper no. #
Public Housing Wait List (as at June 30 each year):
Year
Wait-Turn*
Priority
2009-10
24,136
3,577
2010-11
23,411
3,251
2011-12
22,871
3,174
2012-13
21,121
2,961
2013-14
20,013
2,889
2014-15
20,127
2,770
2015-16
18,530
2,283
2016-17
16,516
1,590
2017-18
13,912
1,437
2018-19
13,795
1,575
2019-20
14,409
1,944
2020-21
17,194
3,354
*The number of Wait-Turn applications includes Priority listed applications.
See Tabled paper no. #
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