❓ Hon Neil Thomson asks about the number of new social houses built and spot purchases made in specific regions of WA since 1997. The Minister declined to answer due to the resource-intensive nature of retrieving the data.
AnsweredQoN 1118Legislative Council
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(1) Since March 1997 to the financial year ending 30 June 2022, how many new social houses (not including refurbishments of existing housing) have been constructed for the Housing Authority and Department of Communities in the following regions: (a) Kimberley; (b) Pilbara; (c) North West Central; and (d) Kalgoorlie? (2) for (a) and (d), listed against each electorate, how many of those were constructed in the financial year 2021-22? (3) for the same period how many new spot purchases have been made of existing houses for social housing for each region listed? (4) for the same period how many new spot purchases have been made for the purposes of social housing?
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Answered
14 February 2023
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
7 days
The Department of Communities (Communities) data reporting system has changed multiple times throughout this period. As such, this data would require the manual review of files. Given the level of agency resourcing required to provide this information, it is not deemed a reasonable use of government resources.
However, if the Honourable Member has a more specific question, the Minister will endeavour to provide an answer.
It should also be noted that Communities collects its data by region, not by electorate.
However, if the Honourable Member has a more specific question, the Minister will endeavour to provide an answer.
It should also be noted that Communities collects its data by region, not by electorate.
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