❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on the Homeless Telephone Helpline's performance, including call volume and placement outcomes in various accommodation types. The Minister provides a breakdown of calls and placement statistics.
AnsweredQoN 826Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many calls have been made to the Homeless Telephone Helpline since it was established? (2) How many placements have been made in - (a) crisis accommodation; (b) private rental accommodation; and (c) Department of Housing accommodation? Hon TOM STEPHENS
AnswerView source ↗
(1) The hotline has received 1 427 calls, comprising 379 rough sleepers - the target group; 932 in accommodation but unsuitable or not permanent accommodation; 116 general inquiries; and 24 urgent cases are still outstanding. (2) (a) 172 referrals to crisis accommodation; (b) 122 bond loans issued - 342 applications are still active; and (c) 139 allocations.
(2) How many placements have been made in - (a) crisis accommodation; (b) private rental accommodation; and (c) Department of Housing accommodation? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The hotline has received 1 427 calls, comprising 379 rough sleepers - the target group; 932 in accommodation but unsuitable or not permanent accommodation; 116 general inquiries; and 24 urgent cases are still outstanding. (2) (a) 172 referrals to crisis accommodation; (b) 122 bond loans issued - 342 applications are still active; and (c) 139 allocations.
(b) private rental accommodation; and (c) Department of Housing accommodation?
(c) Department of Housing accommodation?
(1) The hotline has received 1 427 calls, comprising 379 rough sleepers - the target group; 932 in accommodation but unsuitable or not permanent accommodation; 116 general inquiries; and 24 urgent cases are still outstanding. (2) (a) 172 referrals to crisis accommodation; (b) 122 bond loans issued - 342 applications are still active; and (c) 139 allocations.
(2) (a) 172 referrals to crisis accommodation; (b) 122 bond loans issued - 342 applications are still active; and (c) 139 allocations.
(c) 139 allocations.
(2) How many placements have been made in - (a) crisis accommodation; (b) private rental accommodation; and (c) Department of Housing accommodation? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The hotline has received 1 427 calls, comprising 379 rough sleepers - the target group; 932 in accommodation but unsuitable or not permanent accommodation; 116 general inquiries; and 24 urgent cases are still outstanding. (2) (a) 172 referrals to crisis accommodation; (b) 122 bond loans issued - 342 applications are still active; and (c) 139 allocations.
(b) private rental accommodation; and (c) Department of Housing accommodation?
(c) Department of Housing accommodation?
(1) The hotline has received 1 427 calls, comprising 379 rough sleepers - the target group; 932 in accommodation but unsuitable or not permanent accommodation; 116 general inquiries; and 24 urgent cases are still outstanding. (2) (a) 172 referrals to crisis accommodation; (b) 122 bond loans issued - 342 applications are still active; and (c) 139 allocations.
(2) (a) 172 referrals to crisis accommodation; (b) 122 bond loans issued - 342 applications are still active; and (c) 139 allocations.
(c) 139 allocations.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.