❓ Dr. Brad Pettitt asked the Minister for Housing about the number of public housing evictions in WA for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24. The Minister provided the requested data, showing 47 evictions in 2022-23 and 31 to date in 2023-24 (as of February 2024).
AnsweredQoN 245Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PUBLIC HOUSING —
EVICTIONS
245. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
How many public housing tenants were
evicted in each of the following financial years —
(a) 2022–23; and
(b) 2023–24 to date?
EVICTIONS
245. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
How many public housing tenants were
evicted in each of the following financial years —
(a) 2022–23; and
(b) 2023–24 to date?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I answer on behalf of the minister representing
the Minister for Housing.
The following answer has been
provided by the Minister for Housing.
(a)–(b) Eviction
is a last resort for the Department of Communities and is often taken to ensure
the safety of the community. Communities works with tenants to ensure they are
given every opportunity to rectify the issues impacting on their tenancy. This
includes making appropriate referrals to supports and programs such as Thrive,
which provides support to public housing clients. Bailiff evictions follow
where tenants repeatedly and egregiously fail to rectify their behaviour or
engage with Communities to sustain their tenancies. The decision to evict a tenant
rests with a magistrate.
There is a table
in this answer and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
�Financial Year (as at 30 June)
�Public Housing Bailiff Evictions
Statewide
�2022-23
�47
�2023-24 FYTD*
�31
�*FYTD
as at February 2024
some notice of the question. I answer on behalf of the minister representing
the Minister for Housing.
The following answer has been
provided by the Minister for Housing.
(a)–(b) Eviction
is a last resort for the Department of Communities and is often taken to ensure
the safety of the community. Communities works with tenants to ensure they are
given every opportunity to rectify the issues impacting on their tenancy. This
includes making appropriate referrals to supports and programs such as Thrive,
which provides support to public housing clients. Bailiff evictions follow
where tenants repeatedly and egregiously fail to rectify their behaviour or
engage with Communities to sustain their tenancies. The decision to evict a tenant
rests with a magistrate.
There is a table
in this answer and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
�Financial Year (as at 30 June)
�Public Housing Bailiff Evictions
Statewide
�2022-23
�47
�2023-24 FYTD*
�31
�*FYTD
as at February 2024
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