❓ Mrs. Roberts questions the Housing Minister regarding wait times for priority housing transfers, particularly for those facing threats or violence. The Minister's response indicates long wait times and a lack of specific prioritization for assault/threat victims, relying instead on case-by-case discretion.
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(1) Can the Minister advise how long a client on the Department of Housing priority transfer wait list can expect to wait before they are transferred? (2) Are clients that are on the Department's priority transfer wait list who have been assaulted or have had threats made against them given greater priority than other people on the priority transfer wait list? (3) If yes to (2) what is the average waiting time for these people before they can expect to be transferred? (4) If no to (2) why not? (5) Are clients on the priority transfer wait list who hold a violent restraining order against a person who lives in close proximity of their Homeswest dwelling given greater priority than other people on the priority transfer wait list,? (6) If yes to (5) what priority is given and what is the average wait time that they can expect to wait? (7) If no to (5) why not? (8) Does the Department of Housing have measures to ensure clients who are under threats of violence requiring priority transfers are transferred as a matter of urgency, and: (a) if yes what measures are in place or are being implemented and what periods can these clients expect to wait before being transferred; and (b) if no why not?
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Answered
25 June 2013
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
33 days
The Department of Housing advises:
(1) The average is 87 weeks, however, factors influencing the time an applicant may wait include the area in which housing is being sought, turnover of properties in the region, the type of accommodation and number of bedrooms required, and the number of people ahead of the applicant on the wait list.
(2) All clients requesting assistance on a priority basis are assessed against the same criteria. Clients are allocated housing in accordance to the order in which they apply. The Department may exercise discretion depending on the circumstances; this is done on a case by case basis.
(3) - (4) Not applicable
(5) No
(6) - (7) Not applicable
(8) No
(a) Not applicable
(b) All clients requesting assistance on a priority basis are assessed against the same criteria. The Department may exercise discretion depending on the circumstances; this is done on a case by case basis. Additional security may be provided to the property.
(1) The average is 87 weeks, however, factors influencing the time an applicant may wait include the area in which housing is being sought, turnover of properties in the region, the type of accommodation and number of bedrooms required, and the number of people ahead of the applicant on the wait list.
(2) All clients requesting assistance on a priority basis are assessed against the same criteria. Clients are allocated housing in accordance to the order in which they apply. The Department may exercise discretion depending on the circumstances; this is done on a case by case basis.
(3) - (4) Not applicable
(5) No
(6) - (7) Not applicable
(8) No
(a) Not applicable
(b) All clients requesting assistance on a priority basis are assessed against the same criteria. The Department may exercise discretion depending on the circumstances; this is done on a case by case basis. Additional security may be provided to the property.
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