A WA parliamentary question seeks data on public housing evictions under the three strikes policy for 2016-2019, including location, family status, and number of children affected. The answer provides partial data, noting a data review is underway and that family/child data is not currently reported.

AnsweredQoN 5518Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 September 2019
Portfolio
Housing

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For each of the years 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19, can you please advise how many people have been evicted from public housing under the three strikes policy, and: (a) What was the total number of evictions; (b) What was the breakdown of the locations of evictions; (c) How many evictions involved families; and (d) How many children were associated with families that were evicted?

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Answered
29 October 2019
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
8 days
(a)   The total number of public housing evictions for disruptive behaviour for the following years is: 36 in 2016-17 12 in 2017-18
The Department of Communities is currently completing a quality assurance review of eviction data for 2018-19, which is expected to be completed by end of November 2019.
Note that not all tenancies that end due to disruptive behaviour result in a Bailiff eviction. Bailiff evictions only occur if a tenant fails to voluntarily vacate the property after receiving a termination notice or court order. (b)   Public housing evictions for disruptive behaviour by Region:
2016-17
North Metropolitan
8
South Metropolitan
14
South East Metropolitan
8
Great Southern
-
Southwest
3
Goldfields
2
Midwest/Gascoyne
-
Pilbara
1
West Kimberley
-
Wheatbelt
-
East Kimberley
-
2017-18
North Metropolitan
4
South Metropolitan
6
South East Metropolitan
1
Great Southern
-
Southwest
-
Goldfields
-
Midwest/Gascoyne
-
Pilbara
-
West Kimberley
1
Wheatbelt
-
East Kimberley
-
The Department of Communities is currently completing a quality assurance review of eviction data for 2018-19, which is expected to be completed by end of November 2019.
(c)  The Department of Communities does not currently report on evictions involving families.
(d)  The Department of Communities does not currently report on evictions involving children.

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