❓ Dr. Brad Pettitt asks the Minister for Housing about the number of applications on the public housing and priority waitlists as of August 2024, distinguishing between applications and individual applicants. The Minister provides the total number of applications and the number of priority applications.
AnsweredQoN 1132Legislative Council
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PUBLIC HOUSING —
WAITLISTS
1132. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I
refer to the ''wait turn'' and priority public housing waitlists,
noting that double counting is present in the potential response.
(1) How many
applications were on the public housing waitlist at the end of August 2024, and
how many individual applicants does that represent?
(2) How many
applications were on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of August
2024, and how many individual applicants does that represent?
WAITLISTS
1132. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I
refer to the ''wait turn'' and priority public housing waitlists,
noting that double counting is present in the potential response.
(1) How many
applications were on the public housing waitlist at the end of August 2024, and
how many individual applicants does that represent?
(2) How many
applications were on the public housing priority waitlist at the end of August
2024, and how many individual applicants does that represent?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing
(1)–(2) As
at 31 August 2024, there were 20 331 applications on the public housing
waitlist statewide. This includes 5 911 priority applications.
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing
(1)–(2) As
at 31 August 2024, there were 20 331 applications on the public housing
waitlist statewide. This includes 5 911 priority applications.
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