❓ Hon. Hallett questions the Minister for Housing and Works on why Country Housing Authority grants to regional local governments have remained at $50,000 since 2000, despite rising building costs. The Minister, Hon. Doust, explains that grant size varies based on remoteness, project cost, and demand, and that acceptance of past allocations suggests sufficient incentive.
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COUNTRY HOUSING AUTHORITY
Given the dramatic escalation of building costs, will the minister please provide a detailed explanation as to why grants of $50 000 from the Country Housing Authority to regional local governments have not increased since 2000? Hon KATE DOUST
Given the dramatic escalation of building costs, will the minister please provide a detailed explanation as to why grants of $50 000 from the Country Housing Authority to regional local governments have not increased since 2000? Hon KATE DOUST
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Since 2000, grants have been generally $50 000. Smaller grants have been provided if a housing project is in a relatively less remote area of the state and/or the cost of the housing project is low comparatively. Demand for grants in any funding release is not known until all submissions are received. This can also affect the size of the grant provided. In past funding releases, all grant allocations have been accepted indicating that the amount provided has been of sufficient incentive for a housing project to proceed.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Since 2000, grants have been generally $50 000. Smaller grants have been provided if a housing project is in a relatively less remote area of the state and/or the cost of the housing project is low comparatively. Demand for grants in any funding release is not known until all submissions are received. This can also affect the size of the grant provided. In past funding releases, all grant allocations have been accepted indicating that the amount provided has been of sufficient incentive for a housing project to proceed.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Since 2000, grants have been generally $50 000. Smaller grants have been provided if a housing project is in a relatively less remote area of the state and/or the cost of the housing project is low comparatively. Demand for grants in any funding release is not known until all submissions are received. This can also affect the size of the grant provided. In past funding releases, all grant allocations have been accepted indicating that the amount provided has been of sufficient incentive for a housing project to proceed.
Since 2000, grants have been generally $50 000. Smaller grants have been provided if a housing project is in a relatively less remote area of the state and/or the cost of the housing project is low comparatively. Demand for grants in any funding release is not known until all submissions are received. This can also affect the size of the grant provided. In past funding releases, all grant allocations have been accepted indicating that the amount provided has been of sufficient incentive for a housing project to proceed.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Since 2000, grants have been generally $50 000. Smaller grants have been provided if a housing project is in a relatively less remote area of the state and/or the cost of the housing project is low comparatively. Demand for grants in any funding release is not known until all submissions are received. This can also affect the size of the grant provided. In past funding releases, all grant allocations have been accepted indicating that the amount provided has been of sufficient incentive for a housing project to proceed.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Since 2000, grants have been generally $50 000. Smaller grants have been provided if a housing project is in a relatively less remote area of the state and/or the cost of the housing project is low comparatively. Demand for grants in any funding release is not known until all submissions are received. This can also affect the size of the grant provided. In past funding releases, all grant allocations have been accepted indicating that the amount provided has been of sufficient incentive for a housing project to proceed.
Since 2000, grants have been generally $50 000. Smaller grants have been provided if a housing project is in a relatively less remote area of the state and/or the cost of the housing project is low comparatively. Demand for grants in any funding release is not known until all submissions are received. This can also affect the size of the grant provided. In past funding releases, all grant allocations have been accepted indicating that the amount provided has been of sufficient incentive for a housing project to proceed.
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