Hon Steve Martin's question regarding social housing stock numbers is answered by highlighting the distinction between public and community housing waitlists and addressing the condition of inherited housing stock. Data is provided for 2017 and 2024, with a caveat about data comparability.

AnsweredQoN 1931Legislative Council
Asked
29 February 2024
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Housing

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I refer to the social housing waitlist, and I ask: (a) what is the total number of social housing stock as at 29 February 2024; and (b) what was the total number of social housing stock as at March 2017?

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Answered
17 April 2024
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
8 days
(a – b)
There is no joint social housing waitlist, the Member is mistaken. The State Government operates a public housing waitlist, while some Community Housing Providers may independently choose to maintain their own waitlist process.
The Cook Government has inherited significantly ageing and derelict stock from the former Liberal-National Government, including Brownlie Towers, where there was more than 160 derelict apartments counting to overall housing stock.
As at date:
Total Social Housing Stock
30 June 2017
44,087*
31 March 2024
44,201
*This figure includes significant uninhabitable stock such as 160 apartments in Brownlie Towers
As advised in previous responses, there have been counting changes within Communities since 2018 which affects the comparability of historical data.

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