❓ Sue Ellery raises concerns about inadequate social housing for people with disabilities. Simon O'Brien acknowledges the issue and outlines ongoing discussions and research to address it.
AnsweredQoN 932Legislative Council
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PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES — SOCIAL HOUSING
I refer to the gap in adequate social housing for people with disabilities. (1) Is the minister aware whether the board of the Disability Services Commission has identified this as a need for strategic attention? (2) What advice is DSC providing to the Department of Housing on the particular needs of people with disabilities in social housing? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
I refer to the gap in adequate social housing for people with disabilities. (1) Is the minister aware whether the board of the Disability Services Commission has identified this as a need for strategic attention? (2) What advice is DSC providing to the Department of Housing on the particular needs of people with disabilities in social housing? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
(1) Is the minister aware whether the board of the Disability Services Commission has identified this as a need for strategic attention? (2) What advice is DSC providing to the Department of Housing on the particular needs of people with disabilities in social housing? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
(2) What advice is DSC providing to the Department of Housing on the particular needs of people with disabilities in social housing? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
(1) Yes. (2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
(2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
(1) Is the minister aware whether the board of the Disability Services Commission has identified this as a need for strategic attention? (2) What advice is DSC providing to the Department of Housing on the particular needs of people with disabilities in social housing? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
(2) What advice is DSC providing to the Department of Housing on the particular needs of people with disabilities in social housing? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
(1) Yes. (2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
(2) There is ongoing discussion between the Disability Services Commission and the Department of Housing on current and future housing needs for people with disabilities. In addition, the commission is working with the Department of Housing, Curtin University of Technology, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute and National Disability Services on a research project to inform decision making on future models of supporting the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. This includes economic modelling.
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