❓ Hon Steve Martin asks about public housing waitlist numbers and allocations for 2020-2023. The Minister provides data, noting the impact of the private rental market and comparing current waitlists to historical highs.
AnsweredQoN 1359Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PUBLIC HOUSING — WAITLIST
1359. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the public housing
program.
(1) For each year 2020–21,
2021–22, 2022–23, as of 30 June, and 2023–24 to nearest
available date —
(a) how many public housing
applications were on the waitlist;
(b) how many public housing
applications were housed that year;
(c) how many priority waitlist
applications were on the waitlist; and
(d) how many priority waitlist
applications were housed that year?
1359. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the public housing
program.
(1) For each year 2020–21,
2021–22, 2022–23, as of 30 June, and 2023–24 to nearest
available date —
(a) how many public housing
applications were on the waitlist;
(b) how many public housing
applications were housed that year;
(c) how many priority waitlist
applications were on the waitlist; and
(d) how many priority waitlist
applications were housed that year?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1) (a)–(d)
The Department of Communities provides multiple pathways, including public
rental housing, to those unable to obtain adequate and appropriate housing
through the private sector. It should be
noted that the majority of applicants have access to some form of accommodation
while they wait to be housed. A tight private rental market will reflect
an increase in the number of applications for social housing. Many people who
may otherwise be housed may seek the safety net
of public housing when there is significant pressure in the private rental
market. Rental vacancy rates tightened across the country during the
COVID-19 pandemic, significantly impacting the housing market. It is noted that the public housing waitlist remains
well below the record high in 2010 under the former Liberal–National
government, of 24 136.
As the remainder of the answer is in
tabular form, I seek leave to incorporate it into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Public Housing Wait List Statewide
Year
Priority
Wait-Turn*
30
June 2021
3,354
17,194
30
June 2022
4,141
19,070
30
June 2023
4,770
19,062
30
September 2023**
4,875
19,114
*The number of Wait-Turn
applications includes Priority Listed Applications
Public Housing Occupations Statewide
Year
Wait Turn Occupations*
Priority Only Occupations
30
June 2021
1,758
1,026
30
June 2022
1,963
1,342
30
June 2023
2,643
1,820
30
September 2023**
664
450
*The
number of Wait Turn occupations includes Priority Listed Occupations
**Data
from 1 July 2023 – 30 September 2023 only (2023–24
Year-to-Date)
some notice of this question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1) (a)–(d)
The Department of Communities provides multiple pathways, including public
rental housing, to those unable to obtain adequate and appropriate housing
through the private sector. It should be
noted that the majority of applicants have access to some form of accommodation
while they wait to be housed. A tight private rental market will reflect
an increase in the number of applications for social housing. Many people who
may otherwise be housed may seek the safety net
of public housing when there is significant pressure in the private rental
market. Rental vacancy rates tightened across the country during the
COVID-19 pandemic, significantly impacting the housing market. It is noted that the public housing waitlist remains
well below the record high in 2010 under the former Liberal–National
government, of 24 136.
As the remainder of the answer is in
tabular form, I seek leave to incorporate it into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Public Housing Wait List Statewide
Year
Priority
Wait-Turn*
30
June 2021
3,354
17,194
30
June 2022
4,141
19,070
30
June 2023
4,770
19,062
30
September 2023**
4,875
19,114
*The number of Wait-Turn
applications includes Priority Listed Applications
Public Housing Occupations Statewide
Year
Wait Turn Occupations*
Priority Only Occupations
30
June 2021
1,758
1,026
30
June 2022
1,963
1,342
30
June 2023
2,643
1,820
30
September 2023**
664
450
*The
number of Wait Turn occupations includes Priority Listed Occupations
**Data
from 1 July 2023 – 30 September 2023 only (2023–24
Year-to-Date)
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