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❓ Question regarding the impact of '50 Lives 50 Homes' and '20 Lives 20 Homes' projects on the public housing waitlist. The answer indicates the Department of Communities does not track waitlist status in relation to program participation.

AnsweredQoN 5967Legislative Assembly

Asked

12 February 2020

Member

Mr A. Krsticevic

Portfolio

Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services

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I refer to the '50 Lives 50 Homes' and '20 Lives 20 Homes' (Fremantle) projects, and I ask: (a) how many clients were on the public housing waitlist, prior to accessing the programs; and (b) how many clients were added to the public housing waitlist, after accessing the program?

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Answered

11 March 2020

Responded by

Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services

Response time

6 days

(a-b) Under the 50 Lives 50 Homes program, the Department of Communities (Communities) provides public housing dwellings for clients who are engaged with the program and who are also eligible public housing applicants. As Communities is not involved in the selection of participants for the program, it is not possible to advise if clients were added to the public housing waitlist before or after they engaged with the program. To date, Communities has allocated 70 public housing properties to program clients.
Under the 20 Lives 20 Homes program, private rental properties are secured for clients. Clients are not required to submit public housing applications.

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