❓ Dr. Pettitt questions the Housing Minister about the expiring National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) and potential state government support. The Minister highlights the Commonwealth's responsibility and outlines WA's investment in social housing.
AnsweredQoN 889Legislative Council
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NATIONAL RENTAL AFFORDABILITY SCHEME
889. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the national rental
affordability scheme established under the Labor Rudd government, which is due
to expire soon and is responsible for thousands of already-built affordable
homes for pensioners, disabled people, families and other Western Australians.
(1) How many NRAS-subsidised
properties are there in WA?
(2) How many of those properties are due to have their
subsidy expire this year?
(3) Given the
effectiveness of this scheme and the number of Western Australians who rely on
it to stay housed, has the state government considered cost-sharing the scheme
with the federal government to save Labor's own NRAS?
(4) If no to (3),
what, if any, other rental subsidies is the state government considering to
replace the affordable homes that will be lost when NRAS ends?
889. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the national rental
affordability scheme established under the Labor Rudd government, which is due
to expire soon and is responsible for thousands of already-built affordable
homes for pensioners, disabled people, families and other Western Australians.
(1) How many NRAS-subsidised
properties are there in WA?
(2) How many of those properties are due to have their
subsidy expire this year?
(3) Given the
effectiveness of this scheme and the number of Western Australians who rely on
it to stay housed, has the state government considered cost-sharing the scheme
with the federal government to save Labor's own NRAS?
(4) If no to (3),
what, if any, other rental subsidies is the state government considering to
replace the affordable homes that will be lost when NRAS ends?
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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
national rental affordability scheme is a commonwealth initiative. NRAS
properties are privately owned and when sold on the private market, the seller
will not always disclose that the property was formally under NRAS. The Department of Communities will work with
existing NRAS tenants on a case- by-case basis, including housing support
and transitional arrangements, and provide information on their housing options
and appropriate support services. The Cook government remains committed to increasing social housing supply and is investing
a record $2.6 billion over four years to improve the quality and
accessibility of social housing and homelessness services in Western Australia.
This investment will see the delivery of 4 000 new social homes and
refurbishment and maintenance work done to many thousands more. Since this
record investment, nearly 1 500 new social homes have been delivered with 1 000
more currently under contract or construction.
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1)–(4) The
national rental affordability scheme is a commonwealth initiative. NRAS
properties are privately owned and when sold on the private market, the seller
will not always disclose that the property was formally under NRAS. The Department of Communities will work with
existing NRAS tenants on a case- by-case basis, including housing support
and transitional arrangements, and provide information on their housing options
and appropriate support services. The Cook government remains committed to increasing social housing supply and is investing
a record $2.6 billion over four years to improve the quality and
accessibility of social housing and homelessness services in Western Australia.
This investment will see the delivery of 4 000 new social homes and
refurbishment and maintenance work done to many thousands more. Since this
record investment, nearly 1 500 new social homes have been delivered with 1 000
more currently under contract or construction.
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