❓ Question on Notice regarding the number of people on the public housing waitlist in WA, with specific focus on those receiving Disability Support Pension and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The answer reveals the number of applications and people on both the general and priority waitlists, but lacks specific data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.
AnsweredQoN 3156Legislative Council
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(1) How many people are currently on the public housing waitlist ? (2) How many people are currently on the public housing waitlist: (a) who receive the Disability Support Pension ; and (b) who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander? (3) How many people are currently on the public housing priority waitlist? (4) How many people are currently on the public housing priority waitlist: (a) who receive the Disability Support Pension; and (b) who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander?
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Answered
8 October 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
9 days
(1) As at 31 August 2020, there were 14,890 applications on the waiting list, representing 24,921 people.
(2) (a) A breakdown of applications on the waiting list is available where there is a disability income indicator . This includes the following income types:
(b) The Department of Communities does not capture the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on the waiting list for reporting purposes.
(3) As at 31 August 2020, there were 2,097 applications on the priority waiting list, representing 3,898 people.
(4) (a) As at 31 August 2020, there were 533 applications on the priority waiting list who had a disability income indicator, representing 547 people.
(b) The Department of Communities does not capture the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on the waiting list for reporting purposes.
(2) (a) A breakdown of applications on the waiting list is available where there is a disability income indicator . This includes the following income types:
(b) The Department of Communities does not capture the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on the waiting list for reporting purposes.
(3) As at 31 August 2020, there were 2,097 applications on the priority waiting list, representing 3,898 people.
(4) (a) As at 31 August 2020, there were 533 applications on the priority waiting list who had a disability income indicator, representing 547 people.
(b) The Department of Communities does not capture the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on the waiting list for reporting purposes.
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