❓ Hon. Darren West questions the Minister for Housing about $460 million in budget cuts to the Housing Authority, inquiring about specific projects affected, the amount cut from each, remaining budgets, and the impact on housing projects in the Pilbara region. The Minister provides a detailed breakdown of the cuts across various programs.
AnsweredQoN 253Legislative Council
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HOUSING
AUTHORITY — BUDGET
253. Hon DARREN WEST to the
minister representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to page 126 of the 2013–14 Government Mid-year Financial Projections
Statement and the $460 million worth of cuts to the Housing Authority
budget as a consequence of the asset investment program review of both ''various
projects'' and royalties for regions programs.
(1) Which projects will have their budgets cut?
(2) Of the projects identified in (1) —
(a) how much will be cut from each
of these projects;
(b) what is the remaining budget
for these projects; and
(c) how much total funding will be
removed from housing projects in the Pilbara region?
AUTHORITY — BUDGET
253. Hon DARREN WEST to the
minister representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to page 126 of the 2013–14 Government Mid-year Financial Projections
Statement and the $460 million worth of cuts to the Housing Authority
budget as a consequence of the asset investment program review of both ''various
projects'' and royalties for regions programs.
(1) Which projects will have their budgets cut?
(2) Of the projects identified in (1) —
(a) how much will be cut from each
of these projects;
(b) what is the remaining budget
for these projects; and
(c) how much total funding will be
removed from housing projects in the Pilbara region?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of this question. I have a very lengthy
answer, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The
following material was incorporated —
The Department of Housing advises:
1. (a) Asset Investment Program
Review—Various Projects:
(i) Community
Housing Program
(ii)
Crisis Accommodation Program
(iii)
Mainstream construction from high value sales
(iv)
Mainstream construction from Stimulus Stage 3 sell downs
(v) Key
Service Worker construction from sell downs of Key Service Worker accommodation
(vi)
Construction and purchase of Government Regional Officers' Housing
(GROH)
(vii)
Hamilton Workers Accommodation Fly Camp
(b) Asset
Investment Program Review — Royalties for Regions (RfR) Programs
including Housing for Workers:
(i) RfR
Housing for Workers Program
2. a. (i) Community Housing Program: $10 million from 2013-14
to 2016-17
(ii)
Crisis Accommodation Program: $25 million from 2013-14 to 2016-17
(iii) Mainstream construction from high value sales:
$32 million from 2013-14 to 2016-17 that is to be reinvested in 2017-18
(iv) Mainstream construction from Stimulus Stage 3 sell
downs: $9 million from 2013-14 to 2016-17 that is to be reinvested in 2017-18
(v) Key Service Worker construction from sell downs of
Key Service Worker accommodation: $116.6 million from 2013-14 to 2016-17 that
is to be reinvested in 2017-18
(vi)
Construction and purchase of Government Regional Officers' Housing
(GROH):
$182
million from 2013-14 to 2016-17
(vii)
Hamilton Workers Accommodation Fly Camp: $6.6 million in 2013-14
(viii)
RfR Housing for Workers Program: $79.6 million from 2013-14 to 2016-17
b. (i)
Community Housing Program: $10.2 million from 2013-14 to 2017-18
(ii) Crisis Accommodation Program: $27.1 million from
2013-14 to 2017-18
(iii) Mainstream construction from high value sales:
$41.4 million from 2013-14 to 2017-18
(iv) Mainstream construction from Stimulus Stage 3 sell
downs: $19.3 million from 2013-14 to 2017-18
(v) Key Service Worker construction from sell downs of
Key Service Worker accommodation: $116.6 million from 2013-14 to 2017-18
(vi) Construction and purchase of Government Regional
Officers' Housing (GROH): $139.6 million from 2013-14 to 2017-18
(vii) Hamilton Workers Accommodation Fly Camp: Nil
(viii) RfR Housing for Workers Program: $167.0 million
over 2013-14 to 2017-18
c. (i)
Community Housing Program: Nil
(ii) Crisis Accommodation Program: Nil
(iii) Mainstream construction from high value sales:
Nil
(iv) Mainstream construction from Stimulus Stage 3 sell
downs: Nil
(v) Key Service Worker construction from sell downs of
Key Service Worker accommodation: Nil as the program expenditure had not been
specifically identified
(vi) Construction and purchase of Government Regional
Officers' Housing (GROH): $37.5 million
(vii) Hamilton Workers Accommodation Fly Camp: Nil.
This program represents a reduction of temporary accommodation modules that are
no longer required for this project
(viii) RfR Housing for Workers Program: Nil as the program
expenditure had not been identified for specific project
honourable member for some notice of this question. I have a very lengthy
answer, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The
following material was incorporated —
The Department of Housing advises:
1. (a) Asset Investment Program
Review—Various Projects:
(i) Community
Housing Program
(ii)
Crisis Accommodation Program
(iii)
Mainstream construction from high value sales
(iv)
Mainstream construction from Stimulus Stage 3 sell downs
(v) Key
Service Worker construction from sell downs of Key Service Worker accommodation
(vi)
Construction and purchase of Government Regional Officers' Housing
(GROH)
(vii)
Hamilton Workers Accommodation Fly Camp
(b) Asset
Investment Program Review — Royalties for Regions (RfR) Programs
including Housing for Workers:
(i) RfR
Housing for Workers Program
2. a. (i) Community Housing Program: $10 million from 2013-14
to 2016-17
(ii)
Crisis Accommodation Program: $25 million from 2013-14 to 2016-17
(iii) Mainstream construction from high value sales:
$32 million from 2013-14 to 2016-17 that is to be reinvested in 2017-18
(iv) Mainstream construction from Stimulus Stage 3 sell
downs: $9 million from 2013-14 to 2016-17 that is to be reinvested in 2017-18
(v) Key Service Worker construction from sell downs of
Key Service Worker accommodation: $116.6 million from 2013-14 to 2016-17 that
is to be reinvested in 2017-18
(vi)
Construction and purchase of Government Regional Officers' Housing
(GROH):
$182
million from 2013-14 to 2016-17
(vii)
Hamilton Workers Accommodation Fly Camp: $6.6 million in 2013-14
(viii)
RfR Housing for Workers Program: $79.6 million from 2013-14 to 2016-17
b. (i)
Community Housing Program: $10.2 million from 2013-14 to 2017-18
(ii) Crisis Accommodation Program: $27.1 million from
2013-14 to 2017-18
(iii) Mainstream construction from high value sales:
$41.4 million from 2013-14 to 2017-18
(iv) Mainstream construction from Stimulus Stage 3 sell
downs: $19.3 million from 2013-14 to 2017-18
(v) Key Service Worker construction from sell downs of
Key Service Worker accommodation: $116.6 million from 2013-14 to 2017-18
(vi) Construction and purchase of Government Regional
Officers' Housing (GROH): $139.6 million from 2013-14 to 2017-18
(vii) Hamilton Workers Accommodation Fly Camp: Nil
(viii) RfR Housing for Workers Program: $167.0 million
over 2013-14 to 2017-18
c. (i)
Community Housing Program: Nil
(ii) Crisis Accommodation Program: Nil
(iii) Mainstream construction from high value sales:
Nil
(iv) Mainstream construction from Stimulus Stage 3 sell
downs: Nil
(v) Key Service Worker construction from sell downs of
Key Service Worker accommodation: Nil as the program expenditure had not been
specifically identified
(vi) Construction and purchase of Government Regional
Officers' Housing (GROH): $37.5 million
(vii) Hamilton Workers Accommodation Fly Camp: Nil.
This program represents a reduction of temporary accommodation modules that are
no longer required for this project
(viii) RfR Housing for Workers Program: Nil as the program
expenditure had not been identified for specific project
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