❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on public housing maintenance in Newman, including requests, completions, vacancies, and vacancy duration. The answer provides specific figures for requests, completions, and vacant properties, but only regional average vacancy duration.
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I refer to maintenance from public housing
tenants in Newman and ask: (a) how many maintenance requests were received from tenants living in Newman from 1 January 2015 to date; (b) how many of these maintenance requests were completed from 1 January 2015 to date; (c) how many properties have been left vacant due to maintenance works to be completed in 2015; and (d) what was the average waiting time these properties were left vacant?
tenants in Newman and ask: (a) how many maintenance requests were received from tenants living in Newman from 1 January 2015 to date; (b) how many of these maintenance requests were completed from 1 January 2015 to date; (c) how many properties have been left vacant due to maintenance works to be completed in 2015; and (d) what was the average waiting time these properties were left vacant?
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Answered
16 March 2016
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
29 days
The Housing Authority advises:
(a) 662 works orders were issued in Newman as a result of maintenance requests from public housing tenants from 1 January 2015 to 15 January 2016.
(b) 635 works orders have been completed from 1 January 2015 to 15 January 2016.
(c) As at 31 December 2015, 17 public housing properties were vacant undergoing maintenance works.
(d) Average days vacant under maintenance are calculated by Housing Authority region, not by town. The average number of days public housing properties were vacant in the Pilbara region for the 12 months ending 31 December 2015 was 106 days. This includes standard maintenance works extensive maintenance works, significant and minor refurbishment and fire damage.
(a) 662 works orders were issued in Newman as a result of maintenance requests from public housing tenants from 1 January 2015 to 15 January 2016.
(b) 635 works orders have been completed from 1 January 2015 to 15 January 2016.
(c) As at 31 December 2015, 17 public housing properties were vacant undergoing maintenance works.
(d) Average days vacant under maintenance are calculated by Housing Authority region, not by town. The average number of days public housing properties were vacant in the Pilbara region for the 12 months ending 31 December 2015 was 106 days. This includes standard maintenance works extensive maintenance works, significant and minor refurbishment and fire damage.
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