❓ Hon. Steve Martin questions the Minister for Housing regarding housing supply, the Housing Industry Forecasting Group's meetings, and targets under the National Housing Accord. The Minister refutes the claim about the group's inactivity and highlights WA's progress toward the Accord target.
AnsweredQoN 1281Legislative Council
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HOUSING — SUPPLY
1281. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to Western
Australia's housing supply.
(1) Why has the
Housing Industry Forecasting Group not met in nearly a year, since November
2023?
(2) How is the
Cook Labor government forecasting home-building capacity without this group?
(3) What is WA's target of new homes to be
built per annum from mid-2024 to mid-2029 under the National Housing
Accord?
(4) Can the
minister please identify any public statements or media releases in which a member
of the Cook government committed to the targets in (3)?
(5) The minister
has previously reported to Parliament that the WA housing strategy 2020–2030 is under review. When will this be complete?
1281. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to Western
Australia's housing supply.
(1) Why has the
Housing Industry Forecasting Group not met in nearly a year, since November
2023?
(2) How is the
Cook Labor government forecasting home-building capacity without this group?
(3) What is WA's target of new homes to be
built per annum from mid-2024 to mid-2029 under the National Housing
Accord?
(4) Can the
minister please identify any public statements or media releases in which a member
of the Cook government committed to the targets in (3)?
(5) The minister
has previously reported to Parliament that the WA housing strategy 2020–2030 is under review. When will this be complete?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1)–(2) This is incorrect.
The Housing Industry Forecasting Group met in April 2024.
(3)–(5) The
commonwealth National Housing Accord is an aspirational target that was set by
the national cabinet and is one that all state governments should welcome and
do everything they can to boost housing supply. Recent industry forecasting
released by the Master Builders Association illustrates that Western Australia
is one of only two states across the nation that has progressed their Accord
target. Further announcements on the WA housing strategy update will be made in
due course.
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1)–(2) This is incorrect.
The Housing Industry Forecasting Group met in April 2024.
(3)–(5) The
commonwealth National Housing Accord is an aspirational target that was set by
the national cabinet and is one that all state governments should welcome and
do everything they can to boost housing supply. Recent industry forecasting
released by the Master Builders Association illustrates that Western Australia
is one of only two states across the nation that has progressed their Accord
target. Further announcements on the WA housing strategy update will be made in
due course.
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