Hon Tim Clifford asks the Minister for Housing and Works about the number of applications on the public and priority housing waitlists as of May 2025. The Minister provides the total number of applications and the breakdown of priority applications.

AnsweredQoN 382Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 June 2025
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Housing and Works

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Public housing—Waitlists
382. Hon Tim Clifford to
the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Housing and Works:
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 May 2025, and how many individual applicants
does that represent?
(2) How many applications were on the public
housing priority waitlist at the end of May 2025, and how many individual applicants
does that represent?

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I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following response has
been provided by the Minister for Housing and Works.
(1)–(2) As at 31 May 2025, there were
22,315 applications on the public housing waitlist statewide. This includes
7,291 priority applications.

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