❓ Hon. Samantha Rowe asks about public housing evictions in the Belmont electorate, specifically regarding families with children and provisions for their care. The Minister provides data for the broader South East Metropolitan region and indicates limited data availability.
AnsweredQoN 187Legislative Council
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BELMONT ELECTORATE — PUBLIC HOUSING
EVICTIONS
187. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the minister
representing the Minister for Housing:
(1) How many
individuals or families have been evicted from public housing properties in the
Belmont electorate since March 2013?
(2) Of those
families evicted, how many had children under 18 years of age?
(3) What, if
any, provisions were made for the protection and care of those children?
EVICTIONS
187. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the minister
representing the Minister for Housing:
(1) How many
individuals or families have been evicted from public housing properties in the
Belmont electorate since March 2013?
(2) Of those
families evicted, how many had children under 18 years of age?
(3) What, if
any, provisions were made for the protection and care of those children?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of this question.
The Department of
Housing advises the following —
(1) The
Department of Housing does not keep statistics based on Legislative Assembly
electorates. The Belmont electorate falls within the department's South
East Metropolitan administrative region. From March 2013 to February 2014, 86
tenancies have been evicted from public housing in the department's
South East Metropolitan region.
(2) The
Department of Housing does not keep information that could readily provide
answers to this question.
(3) The
department has a memorandum of understanding and works closely with the
Department for Child Protection and Family Support in relation to families that
are at risk of termination.
honourable member for some notice of this question.
The Department of
Housing advises the following —
(1) The
Department of Housing does not keep statistics based on Legislative Assembly
electorates. The Belmont electorate falls within the department's South
East Metropolitan administrative region. From March 2013 to February 2014, 86
tenancies have been evicted from public housing in the department's
South East Metropolitan region.
(2) The
Department of Housing does not keep information that could readily provide
answers to this question.
(3) The
department has a memorandum of understanding and works closely with the
Department for Child Protection and Family Support in relation to families that
are at risk of termination.
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