Hon. Darren West inquires about the allocation of 1,000 social housing dwellings, specifically in the Midwest and Wheatbelt regions. The Parliamentary Secretary provides a breakdown of the planned locations.

AnsweredQoN 690Legislative Council
Asked
16 August 2016
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SOCIAL
HOUSING INVESTMENT PACKAGE
690. Hon DARREN WEST to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to question without notice 600 asked on 19 May 2015.
(1) Has a decision
been made about the allocation of dwellings by area for the 1 000 homes to be
provided to address priority waitlists?
(2) If yes to (1) —
(a) how many will be located in
the midwest and in which towns will they be located;
(b) how many will be located in
the wheatbelt and in which towns will they be
located; and
(c) how many in total will be
located in regional WA?
(3) If no to (1), when will a decision be made?

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I thank the member
for some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) (a) Nine will be located in the midwest in Geraldton.
(b) Seven will be located in the wheatbelt in Merredin and Northam.
(e) A total of 199 will be located
in regional WA.
(3) Not applicable.

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