❓ Hon Steve Martin asks about the removal of applications from the public housing waitlist in WA, and the Department of Communities provides data on application withdrawals and reasons for removal.
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I refer to the public housing waitlist, and I ask: (a) how many applications were removed from the public housing waitlist, for any other reason than being provided with a public or social home, in the following years: (i) 2021-22; (ii) 2022-23; (iii) 2023-24; and (iv) 2024-25 (to date); (b) in the year 2023-24, did the Department of Communities at any point initiate a waitlist removal process; and (c) if yes to (b), how was this undertaken?
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Answered
17 September 2024
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
9 days
(a – c)
The Department of Communities (Communities) provides multiple pathways, including public rental housing, bond assistance loans, and other supports to those unable to obtain housing through the private sector. It should be noted that the majority of applicants for public housing have access to some form of accommodation while awaiting allocation.
Communities undertakes regular review of applicants on the public housing waitlist on an annual basis. Applications may be withdrawn for a range of reasons including where people exceed income and/or asset eligibility limits, find alternative housing arrangements, have moved inter-state or overseas, or at the request of the client. The data below includes instances where ‘wait turn’ applications were withdrawn as well as applications where inadequate or incomplete information was provided.
Public Housing State-wide Applications Withdrawn by Financial Year
Financial Year
Applications Withdrawn
2017-18
6,559
2018-19
5,064
2019-20
4,895
2020-21
4,398
2021-22
3,487
2022-23
4,615
2023-24
4,730
2024-2025 (as at 31 July 2024)
623
The Department of Communities (Communities) provides multiple pathways, including public rental housing, bond assistance loans, and other supports to those unable to obtain housing through the private sector. It should be noted that the majority of applicants for public housing have access to some form of accommodation while awaiting allocation.
Communities undertakes regular review of applicants on the public housing waitlist on an annual basis. Applications may be withdrawn for a range of reasons including where people exceed income and/or asset eligibility limits, find alternative housing arrangements, have moved inter-state or overseas, or at the request of the client. The data below includes instances where ‘wait turn’ applications were withdrawn as well as applications where inadequate or incomplete information was provided.
Public Housing State-wide Applications Withdrawn by Financial Year
Financial Year
Applications Withdrawn
2017-18
6,559
2018-19
5,064
2019-20
4,895
2020-21
4,398
2021-22
3,487
2022-23
4,615
2023-24
4,730
2024-2025 (as at 31 July 2024)
623
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