❓ Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister for Housing regarding rent increases for teachers in regional areas and the potential impact on teacher attraction and retention. The Minister provides data on GROH properties but defers to the Minister for Education regarding teacher numbers and impact assessment.
AnsweredQoN 950Legislative Council
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TAFE AND SCHOOL TEACHERS — SUBSIDISED HOUSING
950. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the governmentXXX ###XXXs
decision to increase rents for TAFE and school teachers living in country towns
by up to $86 a fortnight.
(1) How many
teachers, TAFE and school, are living in subsidised housing in Mandurah,
Albany, Bunbury, Collie and Denmark?
(2) Does the
minister admit that these increases will affect the ability of country schools
and TAFE colleges to attract and retain teachers?
950. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the governmentXXX ###XXXs
decision to increase rents for TAFE and school teachers living in country towns
by up to $86 a fortnight.
(1) How many
teachers, TAFE and school, are living in subsidised housing in Mandurah,
Albany, Bunbury, Collie and Denmark?
(2) Does the
minister admit that these increases will affect the ability of country schools
and TAFE colleges to attract and retain teachers?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Rent
increases for Government Regional OfficersXXX ###XXX
Housing are calculated according to the GROH tenant rent-setting framework
policy. In November 2015, the LiberalQQQ ### QQQNational state government amended the policy by removing
the automatic discount to Perth median rent and capping rent increases to $30 a
week. The maximum rent increase payable by GROH tenants is $60 a fortnight.
The GROH properties allocated to
Education in Mandurah is nil; in Albany, 17; in Bunbury, nil; in Collie, 16;
and in Denmark, nine. Please refer to the Minister for Education to confirm the
number of teachers living in subsidised housing.
(2) Please refer to the Minister for
Education.
some notice of the question.
(1) Rent
increases for Government Regional OfficersXXX ###XXX
Housing are calculated according to the GROH tenant rent-setting framework
policy. In November 2015, the LiberalQQQ ### QQQNational state government amended the policy by removing
the automatic discount to Perth median rent and capping rent increases to $30 a
week. The maximum rent increase payable by GROH tenants is $60 a fortnight.
The GROH properties allocated to
Education in Mandurah is nil; in Albany, 17; in Bunbury, nil; in Collie, 16;
and in Denmark, nine. Please refer to the Minister for Education to confirm the
number of teachers living in subsidised housing.
(2) Please refer to the Minister for
Education.
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