❓ Dr. Pettitt questions the Minister for Housing regarding public housing waitlists, seeking data on applicants, disability support recipients, wait times, and the publication of housing statistics. The Minister provides some data but cites limitations and resource constraints regarding specific information and data publication.
AnsweredQoN 1037Legislative Council
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PUBLIC HOUSING — WAITLIST
1037. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the wait-turn and
priority public housing waitlists.
(1) How many
applicants and individuals were on each list at the end of August 2023?
(2) How many of
those applicants and individuals receive a disability support payment?
(3) On what date
did the applicant who has been waiting the longest on each waitlist initially
join the waitlist?
(4) As the inquiry into the financial administration
of homelessness services in Western Australia recommended , will the
minister commit to recommencing the publication of a housing dashboard of key
public housing statistics like these monthly, without the need for
non-government members of Parliament to use up questions during question time,
as is done in other Australian jurisdictions?
1037. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the wait-turn and
priority public housing waitlists.
(1) How many
applicants and individuals were on each list at the end of August 2023?
(2) How many of
those applicants and individuals receive a disability support payment?
(3) On what date
did the applicant who has been waiting the longest on each waitlist initially
join the waitlist?
(4) As the inquiry into the financial administration
of homelessness services in Western Australia recommended , will the
minister commit to recommencing the publication of a housing dashboard of key
public housing statistics like these monthly, without the need for
non-government members of Parliament to use up questions during question time,
as is done in other Australian jurisdictions?
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) As at 31 July
2023, the public waitlist fell to 18 984 applications statewide, representing
33 943 people. This includef 4 768 priority applications, representing 9 447
people.
(2) As advised in
the response to Legislative Council questions without notice 632 and 864, data
recorded on applications containing a disability support payment is unable to
be provided to this level of specificity as not all people on an application
may be in receipt of a disability support payment and data is recorded on a tenancy
level.
(3) This data is
unavailable to be provided within the time period specified. Should the member
place this question on notice, the minister will endeavour to provide a response.
(4) As the
honourable member has previously been advised, waitlist data is regularly made
publicly available. As was noted in the response to the inquiry into the
financial administration of homelessness services in Western Australia, no
other jurisdiction routinely makes data available to the level recommended by
the committee and it would require a significant diversion of resources from
core functions.
some notice of this question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1) As at 31 July
2023, the public waitlist fell to 18 984 applications statewide, representing
33 943 people. This includef 4 768 priority applications, representing 9 447
people.
(2) As advised in
the response to Legislative Council questions without notice 632 and 864, data
recorded on applications containing a disability support payment is unable to
be provided to this level of specificity as not all people on an application
may be in receipt of a disability support payment and data is recorded on a tenancy
level.
(3) This data is
unavailable to be provided within the time period specified. Should the member
place this question on notice, the minister will endeavour to provide a response.
(4) As the
honourable member has previously been advised, waitlist data is regularly made
publicly available. As was noted in the response to the inquiry into the
financial administration of homelessness services in Western Australia, no
other jurisdiction routinely makes data available to the level recommended by
the committee and it would require a significant diversion of resources from
core functions.
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