❓ Question seeks data on unmet demand for FDV refuge accommodation and reasons for refusal in WA. Answer indicates the data is not centrally collected by the state, but some refuges report to a national body (AIHW).
AnsweredQoN 1437Legislative Council
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I refer to Family and Domestic Violence Refuges funded by the Department of Communities for the 2024-25 financial year, and I ask:(a) how many requests for accommodation were recorded by State-Funded FDV refuge services;(b) how many of the requests in (a) were refused or unable to be accommodated; and(c) what were the three most common reasons for refusal?
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Answered
14 May 2026
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence
Response time
6 days
(a - c) This data is not collected or reported on by all family and domestic violence refuges. This information is reported, by those who participate, to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and published in the Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) collection report which provides data on unmet need and is publicly available.
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