❓ Provides data on affordable housing opportunities delivered in WA since the Affordable Housing Action Plan commenced, broken down by tenure type. Mentions the Social Housing Economic Recovery Package.
AnsweredQoN 6069Legislative Assembly
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I refer to Affordable Housing Action Plan, and ask: (a) How many homes have been delivered in each year, since the program commenced; and (b) Please provide a breakdown of the response to (a) by tenure type (i.e. social housing, shared equity, affordable rentals, low deposit home loans, or otherwise), in each year?
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Answered
16 June 2020
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
15 days
(a) In 2017-18, 3,220 affordable housing opportunities were delivered.
In 2018-19, 2,514 affordable housing opportunities were delivered.
Between 1 July 2019 and 31 December 2019, 1,572 affordable housing opportunities were delivered.
(b)
Affordable housing opportunities by tenure type
2017-18
2018-19
As at 31 December 2019
Social housing
107
88
25
Affordable rentals
253
70
98
Remote Indigenous housing
71
70
6
Shared equity home loans
284
174
74
Keystart home loans (excluding shared equity)
2,505
2,112
1,369
TOTAL
3,220
2,514
1,572
The McGowan State Government’s Social Housing Economic Recovery Package announced in June 2020, is the largest housing maintenance and refurbishment program in our State’s history. This $318.7 million stimulus package will see the refurbishment of 1,500 public and community houses, supported accommodation facilities such as family and domestic violence refuges, and residential group homes. It also includes a rolling maintenance program targeting 3,800 regional government-owned properties, and the delivery of about 250 new homes to help the most vulnerable people in our community.
In 2018-19, 2,514 affordable housing opportunities were delivered.
Between 1 July 2019 and 31 December 2019, 1,572 affordable housing opportunities were delivered.
(b)
Affordable housing opportunities by tenure type
2017-18
2018-19
As at 31 December 2019
Social housing
107
88
25
Affordable rentals
253
70
98
Remote Indigenous housing
71
70
6
Shared equity home loans
284
174
74
Keystart home loans (excluding shared equity)
2,505
2,112
1,369
TOTAL
3,220
2,514
1,572
The McGowan State Government’s Social Housing Economic Recovery Package announced in June 2020, is the largest housing maintenance and refurbishment program in our State’s history. This $318.7 million stimulus package will see the refurbishment of 1,500 public and community houses, supported accommodation facilities such as family and domestic violence refuges, and residential group homes. It also includes a rolling maintenance program targeting 3,800 regional government-owned properties, and the delivery of about 250 new homes to help the most vulnerable people in our community.
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