Dr. Brad Pettitt asks the Minister for Housing about public housing waitlist data, including the number of applicants, individuals, waiting times, and the recommencement of monthly data publication. The Minister provides some data and refers to a previous question for further information.

AnsweredQoN 1280Legislative Council
Asked
18 October 2023
Portfolio
Housing

QuestionView source ↗

PUBLIC HOUSING —
WAITLIST
1280. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the wait-turn and
priority public housing waitlists.
(1) How many applicants and
individuals were on each list at the end of September 2023?
(2) On what date
did the applicant who has been waiting the longest on each waitlist initially
join the waitlist?
(3) Will the minister recommence the monthly
publication of basic public housing waitlist data, including the number
of applicants and individuals on each waitlist, as highlighted in
recommendation 20 of the inquiry into the funding of homelessness services in Western
Australia?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1) As of 30
September 2023, there were 19 114 applications on the public housing waitlist
statewide, representing 34 117 people. This included 4 875 priority
applications, representing 9 568 people.
(2)–(3) Please
refer to Legislative Council question without notice 1037, answered on 13
September 2023.

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