❓ Details WA government expenditure on Indigenous housing between 2007-2015, including funding sources, project specifics, and administrative costs under the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH).
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I refer to your comments in Question Time on 21 October 2015 that Federal and State Governments have spent $585 million on indigenous housing in Western Australia, and I ask: (a) what is the breakdown of spending by Federal and State Governments on indigenous housing in Western Australia in each of the following years: (i) 2007-08; (ii) 2008-09; (iii) 2009-10; (iv) 2010-11; (v) 2011-12; (vi) 2012-13; (vii) 2013-14; and (viii) 2014-15; (b) what specific projects did these monies fund each year, and in what geographical locations; and (c) were any of these fund used on adminsitration or project management in any year: (i) if yes, how much was spent in each year on from each of Federal and State Government funds; and (ii) if yes, hw mush was spent in each year on project management from each of Federal and State Government funds?
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Answered
16 February 2016
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
98 days
The Housing Authority advises:
The National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH) is a 10 year multi-lateral agreement that commenced in Western Australia in 2008 for the purpose of improving housing outcomes and strengthening tenancy management in remote communities. A significant component of the funding was targeted at a capital works program to improve the quality and quantity of housing stock through the construction of new and refurbishment of existing houses. Throughout the NPARIH program, Western Australia has been the only State to consistently meet its targets, and as a consequence earned a bonus payment in 2010-11 of $4.021 million from the Commonwealth Government and this was used to provide a further nine houses for people for remote Aboriginal communities.
As part of the funding arrangements, the State also entered into 40-year housing management agreements over remote communities for the purpose of strengthening property management and assisting tenants to understand their rental obligations. These agreements now cover the bulk of houses managed by the State in remote Aboriginal communities and the total cost to the State of servicing these 2 121 properties over the next 40 years is estimated to total around $6.4 billion.
In addition, the State has ongoing expenses to ensure the adequate provision of essential and municipal services to these very remote locations. From 2008-09 to 2014-15 the State spent over $260 million on essential services alone, with a further $26 million per year now needed for operating municipal services.
(a) From 2008-09 to 2014-15, $580 million has been spent on indigenous housing capital works projects in WA under the National Partnership Agreement for Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH).
The NPARIH capital works program is funded by the Commonwealth Government. During the same period, the State has also funded over $460 million towards the provision of essential services, housing management, Aboriginal visitors’ centres, replacement housing and community based swimming pools.
(i) Expenditure in 2007-08 relates to projects funded prior to the NPARIH which commenced in 2008-09, and is not relevant to the expenditure stated in the question.
(ii) Nil. Agreements were still being finalised for the NPARIH program.
(iii) $84 million.
(iv) $78 million.
(v) $98.5 million.
(vi) $132 million.
(vii) $90.5 million.
(viii) $97 million.
(b) The $580 million spent under the NPARIH capital works program enabled the completion of 566 new properties and 1,391 major refurbishments and funded the commencement of another 22 properties at the end of the 2014-15 year.
(i) 2007-08: not applicable.
(ii) No expenditure was recorded against completions of new builds or refurbishments in 2008-09. This was the first financial year of the NPARIH program, and arrangements were being agreed upon for the deliverables and outcomes of the program.
(iii) 2009-10:
(iv) 2010-11:
(v) 2011-12:
(vi) 2012-13:
(vii) 2013-14:
(viii) 2014-15:
(c) Administration and project management costs relating to the $580m NPARIH Capital Works projects were funded from NPARIH funds and are as follows:
(i) Administration
2008-09: nil.
2009-10: $3 million.
2010-11: $4 million.
2011-12: $4 million.
2012-13: $7 million.
2013-14: $7 million.
2014-15: $5 million.
(ii) Project management
2008-09: nil.
2009-10: $2 million.
2010-11: $2 million.
2011-12: $2 million.
2012-13: $3 million.
2013-14: $3 million.
2014-15: $2 million.
The National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH) is a 10 year multi-lateral agreement that commenced in Western Australia in 2008 for the purpose of improving housing outcomes and strengthening tenancy management in remote communities. A significant component of the funding was targeted at a capital works program to improve the quality and quantity of housing stock through the construction of new and refurbishment of existing houses. Throughout the NPARIH program, Western Australia has been the only State to consistently meet its targets, and as a consequence earned a bonus payment in 2010-11 of $4.021 million from the Commonwealth Government and this was used to provide a further nine houses for people for remote Aboriginal communities.
As part of the funding arrangements, the State also entered into 40-year housing management agreements over remote communities for the purpose of strengthening property management and assisting tenants to understand their rental obligations. These agreements now cover the bulk of houses managed by the State in remote Aboriginal communities and the total cost to the State of servicing these 2 121 properties over the next 40 years is estimated to total around $6.4 billion.
In addition, the State has ongoing expenses to ensure the adequate provision of essential and municipal services to these very remote locations. From 2008-09 to 2014-15 the State spent over $260 million on essential services alone, with a further $26 million per year now needed for operating municipal services.
(a) From 2008-09 to 2014-15, $580 million has been spent on indigenous housing capital works projects in WA under the National Partnership Agreement for Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH).
The NPARIH capital works program is funded by the Commonwealth Government. During the same period, the State has also funded over $460 million towards the provision of essential services, housing management, Aboriginal visitors’ centres, replacement housing and community based swimming pools.
(i) Expenditure in 2007-08 relates to projects funded prior to the NPARIH which commenced in 2008-09, and is not relevant to the expenditure stated in the question.
(ii) Nil. Agreements were still being finalised for the NPARIH program.
(iii) $84 million.
(iv) $78 million.
(v) $98.5 million.
(vi) $132 million.
(vii) $90.5 million.
(viii) $97 million.
(b) The $580 million spent under the NPARIH capital works program enabled the completion of 566 new properties and 1,391 major refurbishments and funded the commencement of another 22 properties at the end of the 2014-15 year.
(i) 2007-08: not applicable.
(ii) No expenditure was recorded against completions of new builds or refurbishments in 2008-09. This was the first financial year of the NPARIH program, and arrangements were being agreed upon for the deliverables and outcomes of the program.
(iii) 2009-10:
(iv) 2010-11:
(v) 2011-12:
(vi) 2012-13:
(vii) 2013-14:
(viii) 2014-15:
(c) Administration and project management costs relating to the $580m NPARIH Capital Works projects were funded from NPARIH funds and are as follows:
(i) Administration
2008-09: nil.
2009-10: $3 million.
2010-11: $4 million.
2011-12: $4 million.
2012-13: $7 million.
2013-14: $7 million.
2014-15: $5 million.
(ii) Project management
2008-09: nil.
2009-10: $2 million.
2010-11: $2 million.
2011-12: $2 million.
2012-13: $3 million.
2013-14: $3 million.
2014-15: $2 million.
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