❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks the Minister for Education and Training about Government Regional Officer Housing (GROH) allocated to their departments, including property numbers, rent arrangements, and market value assessments. The Department of Education provides detailed information, while the Department of Training and Workforce Development reports nil allocation.
AnsweredQoN 2282Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to Government Regional Officer Housing that is allocated to your
departments and I ask with respect to each department under your control: (a) how many properties
are allocated to each department; (b) if these properties
are provided from an individual or
organisation other than the Department of Communities (Housing) please identify
the source; (c) please provide a
breakdown of housing by departmental region; (d) please identify the
number of properties per region where officers or staff are required to pay
rent and those which receive their accommodation rent free; (e) with respect to
officers and staff who pay rent please identify the variance between the rent
paid by the officer or staff member and the cost paid by the department to provide the property in total by region; (f) is the cost charged
to the department a charge based on market value, and
who determines market value; and (g) if yes to (f), how
frequently is a review of the applicable market value undertaken?
departments and I ask with respect to each department under your control: (a) how many properties
are allocated to each department; (b) if these properties
are provided from an individual or
organisation other than the Department of Communities (Housing) please identify
the source; (c) please provide a
breakdown of housing by departmental region; (d) please identify the
number of properties per region where officers or staff are required to pay
rent and those which receive their accommodation rent free; (e) with respect to
officers and staff who pay rent please identify the variance between the rent
paid by the officer or staff member and the cost paid by the department to provide the property in total by region; (f) is the cost charged
to the department a charge based on market value, and
who determines market value; and (g) if yes to (f), how
frequently is a review of the applicable market value undertaken?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 August 2019
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
9 days
Department of Education
(a) The Department of Education has 1 962 Government Regional Officer Housing (GROH) properties allocated to it as at 4 July 2019.
(b) All Department GROH properties are provided by the Department of Communities’ GROH program.
(c) GROH housing in Department regions:
Region
Number
Goldfields
366
Kimberley
400
Midwest
191
Pilbara
565
Southwest
132
Wheatbelt
300
South Metropolitan
3
North Metropolitan
5
(d) GROH houses with charged rent and staff rent-free status by region:
Region
Number who pay rent
Number who are rent-free
Goldfields
304
62
Kimberley
237
163
Midwest
178
13
Pilbara
537
28
Southwest
132
0
Wheatbelt
300
0
South Metropolitan
3
0
North Metropolitan
5
0
(e) Estimated regional variance between tenant rent and Department rent (per fortnight), excluding staff rent-free houses:
Region
Estimated variance ($ per fortnight)
Goldfields
189 000
Kimberley
225 000
Midwest
112 000
Pilbara
418 000
(f) This question is best referred to the Department of Communities.
(g) This question is best referred to the Department of Communities.
Department of Training and Workforce Development
Building Construction Industry Training Fund
(a) Nil.
(b) – (g) Not applicable.
(a) The Department of Education has 1 962 Government Regional Officer Housing (GROH) properties allocated to it as at 4 July 2019.
(b) All Department GROH properties are provided by the Department of Communities’ GROH program.
(c) GROH housing in Department regions:
Region
Number
Goldfields
366
Kimberley
400
Midwest
191
Pilbara
565
Southwest
132
Wheatbelt
300
South Metropolitan
3
North Metropolitan
5
(d) GROH houses with charged rent and staff rent-free status by region:
Region
Number who pay rent
Number who are rent-free
Goldfields
304
62
Kimberley
237
163
Midwest
178
13
Pilbara
537
28
Southwest
132
0
Wheatbelt
300
0
South Metropolitan
3
0
North Metropolitan
5
0
(e) Estimated regional variance between tenant rent and Department rent (per fortnight), excluding staff rent-free houses:
Region
Estimated variance ($ per fortnight)
Goldfields
189 000
Kimberley
225 000
Midwest
112 000
Pilbara
418 000
(f) This question is best referred to the Department of Communities.
(g) This question is best referred to the Department of Communities.
Department of Training and Workforce Development
Building Construction Industry Training Fund
(a) Nil.
(b) – (g) Not applicable.
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