❓ WA Government addresses housing strategy, rental support initiatives, and progress in reducing younger people in residential aged care, highlighting investments and legislative changes while contrasting their approach with the opposition.
AnsweredQoN 1844Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the WA Housing Strategy 2020-2030 focus area 4, and I ask: (a) Since 2020, how many low-deposit home loans have been provided through Keystart; (b) What is the progress on "develop a more diverse rental sector"; (c) Since 2020, how many households have been supported to access a private rental home; (d) How many non-Aboriginal people under 65 are in residential aged care; and (e) How many Aboriginal people under 50 are in residential aged care?
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Answered
5 May 2026
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works
Response time
9 days
(a) – (c)
The WA Housing Strategy 2020–2030 was drafted prior to the effects of COVID, which radically reshaped the housing and construction markets, and is no longer an active document. Unlike the Liberal National Opposition, the Cook Government committed to a social housing target at the last election and has invested a record $6.3 billion in housing initiatives.
The State Government has implemented a number of initiatives to support renters:
· $6.5 million Rent Relief Program extended to 30 June 2026.
· As of 31 January 2026, over 1,600 new affordable rental dwellings are to be delivered in partnership with Community Housing Organisations.
· Short-Rental Accommodation Incentive Scheme.
· $75 million Build to Rent Kickstart Fund delivered through Keystart that will support loans to developers to increase availability of long-term rentals.
· Extension of the land tax relief for eligible build-to-rent developments.
· Increased protection for renters under the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2024, which was opposed by the Liberal National opposition.
(d) – (e)
States and Territories are working in partnership with the Commonwealth Government to achieve the Younger People in Residential Aged Care (YPIRAC) targets. The State has delivered an 81 percent reduction in first admissions to residential care between 2018 and 2025 with no people aged under 45 years admitted into residential aged care in WA. People under 50 is not a reportable category. There has also been an 85 percent reduction of people aged under 65 living in residential care between 2018 and 2025.
The WA Housing Strategy 2020–2030 was drafted prior to the effects of COVID, which radically reshaped the housing and construction markets, and is no longer an active document. Unlike the Liberal National Opposition, the Cook Government committed to a social housing target at the last election and has invested a record $6.3 billion in housing initiatives.
The State Government has implemented a number of initiatives to support renters:
· $6.5 million Rent Relief Program extended to 30 June 2026.
· As of 31 January 2026, over 1,600 new affordable rental dwellings are to be delivered in partnership with Community Housing Organisations.
· Short-Rental Accommodation Incentive Scheme.
· $75 million Build to Rent Kickstart Fund delivered through Keystart that will support loans to developers to increase availability of long-term rentals.
· Extension of the land tax relief for eligible build-to-rent developments.
· Increased protection for renters under the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2024, which was opposed by the Liberal National opposition.
(d) – (e)
States and Territories are working in partnership with the Commonwealth Government to achieve the Younger People in Residential Aged Care (YPIRAC) targets. The State has delivered an 81 percent reduction in first admissions to residential care between 2018 and 2025 with no people aged under 45 years admitted into residential aged care in WA. People under 50 is not a reportable category. There has also been an 85 percent reduction of people aged under 65 living in residential care between 2018 and 2025.
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