❓ Mr. Watson questions the Minister for Housing regarding the number and occupancy of Department of Housing properties, including those for women and children escaping domestic violence, from 2008/9 to 2015/16. The Minister provides data on total properties, occupancy rates, vacancies, and the number of domestic violence priority applicants housed.
AnsweredQoN 5650Legislative Assembly
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Can the Minister please provide the number of Department of Housing properties that were available for rent in the financial years; 2008/9, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16, and for each of those years: (a) how many of these properties were occupied; (b) how many of these properties were vacant; and (c) how many of these properties were available for women and children escaping domestic violence, and what was the level of occupancy for these properties?
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Answered
20 September 2016
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
35 days
The Housing Authority advises as at 30 June each year:
2008-09 – 35,800
2009-10 – 35,950
2010-11 – 36,539
2011-12 – 36,749
2012-13 – 36,714
2013-14 – 36,668
2014-15 – 36,644
2015-16 – 36,403
(a)
2008-09 – 34,952
2009-10 – 35,183
2010-11 – 35,653
2011-12 – 35,770
2012-13 – 35,795
2013-14 – 35,919
2014-15 – 35,233
2015-16 – 34,805
(b)
2008-09 – 848
2009-10 – 767
2010-11 – 886
2011-12 – 979
2012-13 – 919
2013-14 – 749
2014-15 – 1,411
2015-16 – 1,598
(c) The below list is the number of applications housed each year from the priority waitlist on the grounds of family and domestic violence.
2008-09 – 149
2009-10 – 157
2010-11 – 160
2011-12 – 105
2012-13 – 146
2013-14 – 112
2014-15 – 97
2015-16 – 171
All public Housing properties are available for allocation to applicants on the priority waiting list on the grounds of family and domestic violence.
2008-09 – 35,800
2009-10 – 35,950
2010-11 – 36,539
2011-12 – 36,749
2012-13 – 36,714
2013-14 – 36,668
2014-15 – 36,644
2015-16 – 36,403
(a)
2008-09 – 34,952
2009-10 – 35,183
2010-11 – 35,653
2011-12 – 35,770
2012-13 – 35,795
2013-14 – 35,919
2014-15 – 35,233
2015-16 – 34,805
(b)
2008-09 – 848
2009-10 – 767
2010-11 – 886
2011-12 – 979
2012-13 – 919
2013-14 – 749
2014-15 – 1,411
2015-16 – 1,598
(c) The below list is the number of applications housed each year from the priority waitlist on the grounds of family and domestic violence.
2008-09 – 149
2009-10 – 157
2010-11 – 160
2011-12 – 105
2012-13 – 146
2013-14 – 112
2014-15 – 97
2015-16 – 171
All public Housing properties are available for allocation to applicants on the priority waiting list on the grounds of family and domestic violence.
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