❓ Ms Mettam questions the effectiveness of $420 million allocated for social housing in addressing homelessness. The Minister responds by highlighting investments, new homes being built, data collection efforts, and positive feedback from the sector.
AnsweredQoN 174Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
HOMELESSNESS — CENSUS DATA
174. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Housing:
I
have a supplementary question. How will $420 million for social housing sitting
in a bank account address these issues?
174. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Housing:
I
have a supplementary question. How will $420 million for social housing sitting
in a bank account address these issues?
AnswerView source ↗
I
already outlined in my previous answer the amount of investment that is rolling
out. The figures do not lie: 1 100
new homes into the system with just under 1 000 under contract or construction.
I will come back to the data that the
Leader of the Liberal Party referred to. We understand the complexities of the
data in our system. In fact, the state
government committed $1.3 million to boosting data collection relating to
homelessness. We fund the by-name list, an independent source of
information run by the WA Alliance to End Homelessness. From February last year
to February this year, it shows a reduction in homelessness and rough sleeping
in the Perth metropolitan area. The feedback
that I am getting from the sector is that our reforms are working. The new
programs that we are introducing , 100 social homes and Boorloo Bidee
Mia, which has been an outstanding success, are making a real impact to assist
the most vulnerable who are homeless.
already outlined in my previous answer the amount of investment that is rolling
out. The figures do not lie: 1 100
new homes into the system with just under 1 000 under contract or construction.
I will come back to the data that the
Leader of the Liberal Party referred to. We understand the complexities of the
data in our system. In fact, the state
government committed $1.3 million to boosting data collection relating to
homelessness. We fund the by-name list, an independent source of
information run by the WA Alliance to End Homelessness. From February last year
to February this year, it shows a reduction in homelessness and rough sleeping
in the Perth metropolitan area. The feedback
that I am getting from the sector is that our reforms are working. The new
programs that we are introducing , 100 social homes and Boorloo Bidee
Mia, which has been an outstanding success, are making a real impact to assist
the most vulnerable who are homeless.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.