Dr. Pettitt asks about the number of public housing waitlist applicants receiving the Disability Support Pension (DSP), both on the general and priority lists. The Minister provides the requested data, clarifying that the figures represent households with at least one member receiving DSP.

AnsweredQoN 181Legislative Council
Asked
17 March 2022
Portfolio
Housing

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PUBLIC HOUSING WAITLIST —
DISABILITY SUPPORT PENSION
181. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the
public housing waitlist.
(1) How many
people on the public housing waitlist at the end of February 2022 received the
disability support pension?
(2) How many people on the public housing priority
waitlist at the end of February 2022 received the disability support
pension?

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I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) As
at 28 February 2022, there were 3 658 applications on the public housing
waitlist who identified a household member as in receipt of a disability
support pension or payment. Of these, a total of 952 applications were priority
listed. This does not mean that all these individuals in any given household
are in receipt of a disability support pension or payment.

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