❓ Hon. Steve Martin questions the Minister for Housing regarding the use of a 'three-strikes policy' for disruptive public housing tenants and seeks data on removals. The Minister's response outlines the Department of Communities' disruptive behaviour strategy and emphasizes tenancy sustainment.
AnsweredQoN 310Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PUBLIC HOUSING —
EVICTIONS
310. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the
disruptive behaviour of tenants in public housing.
(1) Is the Cook government still utilising the policy
commonly referred to as the ''three-strikes policy'', which was
designed to prevent repeatedly troublesome tenants from continuing to
negatively impact the local community?
(2) If yes to
(1), will the minister table any documents that show how many strikes can be
gained at each level of severity before a removal process is triggered?
(3) How many
people have been removed from public housing under the policy in the past 12
months?
(4) If no to (1),
why not?
EVICTIONS
310. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the
disruptive behaviour of tenants in public housing.
(1) Is the Cook government still utilising the policy
commonly referred to as the ''three-strikes policy'', which was
designed to prevent repeatedly troublesome tenants from continuing to
negatively impact the local community?
(2) If yes to
(1), will the minister table any documents that show how many strikes can be
gained at each level of severity before a removal process is triggered?
(3) How many
people have been removed from public housing under the policy in the past 12
months?
(4) If no to (1),
why not?
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)–(4) The Department of Communities'
disruptive behaviour strategy is designed to address and manage incidents of disruptive behaviour at public housing properties that may impact on
neighbouring properties. The publicly available Disruptive behaviour management
policy ensures the response applied is proportionate to the severity of the behaviour and encompassing
circumstances. The action taken depends on the severity of the incident.
The decision to terminate a public housing tenancy agreement sits with the
magistrate, who will grant an order for vacant possession only if satisfied
that there has been a breach of the tenancy agreement
and that the tenant has been given every opportunity to rectify the breach and
has failed to do so.
�Communities
continues to focus on sustaining tenancies. This is consistent with
recommendation 13 of the report Funding of homelessness services in Western Australia to increase the focus on prevention and early intervention in homelessness,
which was supported by the majority of members on the committee, including the
honourable member.
question. The following response has been provided by the Minister for Housing.
(1)–(4) The Department of Communities'
disruptive behaviour strategy is designed to address and manage incidents of disruptive behaviour at public housing properties that may impact on
neighbouring properties. The publicly available Disruptive behaviour management
policy ensures the response applied is proportionate to the severity of the behaviour and encompassing
circumstances. The action taken depends on the severity of the incident.
The decision to terminate a public housing tenancy agreement sits with the
magistrate, who will grant an order for vacant possession only if satisfied
that there has been a breach of the tenancy agreement
and that the tenant has been given every opportunity to rectify the breach and
has failed to do so.
�Communities
continues to focus on sustaining tenancies. This is consistent with
recommendation 13 of the report Funding of homelessness services in Western Australia to increase the focus on prevention and early intervention in homelessness,
which was supported by the majority of members on the committee, including the
honourable member.
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