WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the disposal of social housing, GROH, key worker housing, housing inventory, and Aboriginal housing in 2019-20 and year-to-date 2020-21. The answer also includes information on the Social Housing Economic Recovery Package.

AnsweredQoN 6378Legislative Assembly
Asked
8 September 2020
Portfolio
Housing

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For each of the following years 2019-20 and 2020-21 (year to date): (a) How many social houses were disposed of and what was the value; (b) How many Government Regional Officers' Housing and key workers' housing were disposed of and what was the value; (c) How much housing inventory was disposed of and what was the value; and (d) How many Aboriginal housing service homes were disposed of and what was the value?

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Answered
8 October 2020
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
9 days
(a)
Period
Housing category
No of properties disposed 2
Value of properties disposed ($) 3
2019-20
Social houses
196
$               59,999,378
YTD 2020-21 1
Social houses
38
$                 7,929,917
(b)
Period
Housing category
No of properties disposed 2
Value of properties disposed ($) 3
2019-20
GROH & keyworkers housing
67
$                 9,790,887
YTD 2020-21 1
GROH & keyworkers housing
1
$                   191,588
(c)
Period
Housing category
No of properties disposed 2
Value of properties disposed ($) 3
2019-20
Housing inventory (Affordable housing)
248
$               77,503,218
YTD 2020-21 1
Housing inventory (Affordable housing)
42
$               12,294,425
(d)
Period
Housing category
No of properties disposed 2
Value of properties disposed ($) 3
2019-20
Aboriginal housing
1
$                   219,000
YTD 2020-21 1
Aboriginal housing
0
$                             -
In June 2020, the McGowan State Government announced a $319 million Social Housing Economic Recovery Package to aid the State’s recovery from COVID-19 and support some of the most vulnerable members of our community.  This stimulus package provides funding for approximately 250 new social or affordable housing dwellings, refurbishments to 1,500 public and supported residential housing and maintenance to 3,800 government-owned regional properties.  This is the largest housing maintenance and refurbishment program in our State’s history.  It is estimated the delivery of the Social Housing Economic Recovery Package will support approximately 1,700 jobs for Western Australians living across the state.
1 YTD 2020-21 – 1 July to 31 August 2020 2 Disposals exclude demolished properties. 3 Value of properties disposed indicates carrying cost.

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