❓ Question addresses a shortfall in public housing funding due to the GST and seeks assurance of increased funding if the federal government changes. The Minister expresses confidence in restoring funds under a new Labor government, but acknowledges the limitations in addressing the housing waiting list in Mandurah.
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With reference to the minister’s publicly announced shortfall of funding for over 600 units of public housing, which the minister claims is a result of the goods and services tax, has the minister been able to obtain a budget allocation of funding to meet the shortfall in the event of there being a change of federal Government in the near future? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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In the event of a change of federal Government after Saturday’s election, we will have in place with the new incoming Beazley-led Labor team a Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement that will see restored across the country funds that will ensure that this and other State Governments will have the chance to tackle waiting lists, including the one in Mandurah, which is unacceptably large. Hon W.N. Stretch: You can wipe that off, is that right? Hon TOM STEPHENS: We will be able to start tackling the challenge of waiting lists like that. As the House can see from the figures I have previously made available today, just tackling the issue of the impact of the GST and offsetting that impact would result in 40 to 50 housing units being restored into the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement in any one year. Hon W.N. Stretch: Is that figure within Western Australia? Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In the event of a change of federal Government after Saturday’s election, we will have in place with the new incoming Beazley-led Labor team a Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement that will see restored across the country funds that will ensure that this and other State Governments will have the chance to tackle waiting lists, including the one in Mandurah, which is unacceptably large. Hon W.N. Stretch: You can wipe that off, is that right? Hon TOM STEPHENS: We will be able to start tackling the challenge of waiting lists like that. As the House can see from the figures I have previously made available today, just tackling the issue of the impact of the GST and offsetting that impact would result in 40 to 50 housing units being restored into the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement in any one year. Hon W.N. Stretch: Is that figure within Western Australia? Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
In the event of a change of federal Government after Saturday’s election, we will have in place with the new incoming Beazley-led Labor team a Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement that will see restored across the country funds that will ensure that this and other State Governments will have the chance to tackle waiting lists, including the one in Mandurah, which is unacceptably large. Hon W.N. Stretch: You can wipe that off, is that right? Hon TOM STEPHENS: We will be able to start tackling the challenge of waiting lists like that. As the House can see from the figures I have previously made available today, just tackling the issue of the impact of the GST and offsetting that impact would result in 40 to 50 housing units being restored into the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement in any one year. Hon W.N. Stretch: Is that figure within Western Australia? Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon W.N. Stretch: You can wipe that off, is that right? Hon TOM STEPHENS: We will be able to start tackling the challenge of waiting lists like that. As the House can see from the figures I have previously made available today, just tackling the issue of the impact of the GST and offsetting that impact would result in 40 to 50 housing units being restored into the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement in any one year. Hon W.N. Stretch: Is that figure within Western Australia? Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: We will be able to start tackling the challenge of waiting lists like that. As the House can see from the figures I have previously made available today, just tackling the issue of the impact of the GST and offsetting that impact would result in 40 to 50 housing units being restored into the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement in any one year. Hon W.N. Stretch: Is that figure within Western Australia? Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon W.N. Stretch: Is that figure within Western Australia? Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In the event of a change of federal Government after Saturday’s election, we will have in place with the new incoming Beazley-led Labor team a Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement that will see restored across the country funds that will ensure that this and other State Governments will have the chance to tackle waiting lists, including the one in Mandurah, which is unacceptably large. Hon W.N. Stretch: You can wipe that off, is that right? Hon TOM STEPHENS: We will be able to start tackling the challenge of waiting lists like that. As the House can see from the figures I have previously made available today, just tackling the issue of the impact of the GST and offsetting that impact would result in 40 to 50 housing units being restored into the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement in any one year. Hon W.N. Stretch: Is that figure within Western Australia? Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
In the event of a change of federal Government after Saturday’s election, we will have in place with the new incoming Beazley-led Labor team a Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement that will see restored across the country funds that will ensure that this and other State Governments will have the chance to tackle waiting lists, including the one in Mandurah, which is unacceptably large. Hon W.N. Stretch: You can wipe that off, is that right? Hon TOM STEPHENS: We will be able to start tackling the challenge of waiting lists like that. As the House can see from the figures I have previously made available today, just tackling the issue of the impact of the GST and offsetting that impact would result in 40 to 50 housing units being restored into the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement in any one year. Hon W.N. Stretch: Is that figure within Western Australia? Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon W.N. Stretch: You can wipe that off, is that right? Hon TOM STEPHENS: We will be able to start tackling the challenge of waiting lists like that. As the House can see from the figures I have previously made available today, just tackling the issue of the impact of the GST and offsetting that impact would result in 40 to 50 housing units being restored into the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement in any one year. Hon W.N. Stretch: Is that figure within Western Australia? Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: We will be able to start tackling the challenge of waiting lists like that. As the House can see from the figures I have previously made available today, just tackling the issue of the impact of the GST and offsetting that impact would result in 40 to 50 housing units being restored into the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement in any one year. Hon W.N. Stretch: Is that figure within Western Australia? Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon W.N. Stretch: Is that figure within Western Australia? Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: Yes, within Western Australia. If that is combined with a return to the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements that operated under previous Labor federal Administrations, $35 million would be restored to the program over four years. This amount has been removed by the effect of the current housing agreement, which has produced this one per cent loss of funds every year since it was put in place. With the election of a federal Labor Government at the upcoming election, the Government would be able to make some dramatic inroads to the challenge of growing waiting lists in towns like Mandurah. Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon W.N. Stretch: Of the 40 extra houses made available, Mandurah’s share would be about five to address a waiting list of 600. Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: The GST and the compound effect of the Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement reductions, which amount to $35 million, cause the problem. If it is all added together, the total is in the order of $40 million over four years, which is a significant construction program.
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