❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice inquires about the decision-making process for public housing locations, forms, and extent in Western Australia. The Minister responds outlining the Department of Housing and Works' role, the influence of waiting lists and land availability, the 1:9 public to private housing ratio policy, and the application of local planning guidelines.
AnsweredQoN 235Legislative Council
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I refer to the government policy document titled “Housing for All Western Australians”. (1) Who decides the location of public or social housing in Western Australia? (2) Who decides what form such housing will take? (3) Is there a formula that determines the extent of such housing in any given area? (4) Is yes to (3), what is the formula? (5) If no to (3), how is the size of any development determined? Hon KATE DOUST
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(1) Who decides the location of public or social housing in Western Australia? (2) Who decides what form such housing will take? (3) Is there a formula that determines the extent of such housing in any given area? (4) Is yes to (3), what is the formula? (5) If no to (3), how is the size of any development determined? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(2) Who decides what form such housing will take? (3) Is there a formula that determines the extent of such housing in any given area? (4) Is yes to (3), what is the formula? (5) If no to (3), how is the size of any development determined? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(3) Is there a formula that determines the extent of such housing in any given area? (4) Is yes to (3), what is the formula? (5) If no to (3), how is the size of any development determined? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(4) Is yes to (3), what is the formula? (5) If no to (3), how is the size of any development determined? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(5) If no to (3), how is the size of any development determined? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(1) Who decides the location of public or social housing in Western Australia? (2) Who decides what form such housing will take? (3) Is there a formula that determines the extent of such housing in any given area? (4) Is yes to (3), what is the formula? (5) If no to (3), how is the size of any development determined? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(2) Who decides what form such housing will take? (3) Is there a formula that determines the extent of such housing in any given area? (4) Is yes to (3), what is the formula? (5) If no to (3), how is the size of any development determined? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(3) Is there a formula that determines the extent of such housing in any given area? (4) Is yes to (3), what is the formula? (5) If no to (3), how is the size of any development determined? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(4) Is yes to (3), what is the formula? (5) If no to (3), how is the size of any development determined? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(5) If no to (3), how is the size of any development determined? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(1)-(2) The Department of Housing and Works makes that determination based on the demands of the rental list. (3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(3) The extent of housing is determined by the requirements of the waiting list; the availability of land; and the department’s internal policy, which determines that the ratio of public to private housing should be no more than one to nine to achieve a balanced social mix in the community. (4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(4) Not applicable. (5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
(5) By the local authority planning guidelines and residential planning codes, or R codes.
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