A parliamentary question seeks data on age and disability pensioners on the public housing waitlist. The answer reveals the department doesn't track pension types, and the waitlist has increased.

AnsweredQoN 2414Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 March 2010
Portfolio
Housing and Works

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to the Minister’s response to Question on Notice No. 1999 regarding the 52,915 people associated with the waitlist for public housing, and ask:
(a) of the 52,915 people stated by the Minister as being on the waitlist, how many of these people are in receipt of the Age Pension;
(b) of the 52,915 people stated by the Minister as being on the waitlist, how many of these people are in receipt of a Disability Support Pension; and
(c) as of 1 March 2010, did this number increase; and
(i) if so, what is the number as of 1 March 2010?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
20 April 2010
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works
Response time
42 days
The Department of Housing advises:
(a)-(b) Departmental systems do not record what type of pension the client receives, only the amount of the pension.
(c) Yes, since 1 March 2010 the number of people on the waiting list has increased.
(d) 53,473 as at 1 March 2010.
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