❓ Ms. Hanns inquires about the impact of the social housing economic recovery package on housing supply, social housing delivery, local jobs, and businesses. The Minister responds by highlighting various initiatives and investments aimed at boosting social housing and supporting vulnerable populations.
AnsweredQoN 246Legislative Assembly
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SOCIAL HOUSING ECONOMIC RECOVERY PACKAGE
246. Ms J.L. HANNS to the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's $2.1 billion investment in social housing for Western Australians
and take this opportunity to thank the minister for the commitments in my
electorate of Collie–Preston.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on how the government's social housing
economic recovery package is helping to
boost housing supply and how it is helping drive the delivery of social housing
across the state?
(2) Can the
minister outline to the house how this package is supporting local jobs and
local businesses?
246. Ms J.L. HANNS to the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's $2.1 billion investment in social housing for Western Australians
and take this opportunity to thank the minister for the commitments in my
electorate of Collie–Preston.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on how the government's social housing
economic recovery package is helping to
boost housing supply and how it is helping drive the delivery of social housing
across the state?
(2) Can the
minister outline to the house how this package is supporting local jobs and
local businesses?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Collie–Preston
for her question.
(1)–(2) We
know that housing is booming across Australia, and in Western Australia that is
very evident with 27 000 building approvals
in the last financial year and 4 000 in the regions. With that, we understand
that there are challenges in delivery, but, as a government, we are
doing everything we can to accelerate the delivery of social housing right now.
We heard the opposition claim that
there is just tinkering; that nothing is happening right now in social housing
delivery. That is false. That is wrong. We have the $221 million housing and
homelessness investment package. We have the $80 million modular build program
for regional Western Australia. We have a major
spot purchasing program. We have the conversion of unused Government Regional
Officers' Housing properties back to local government or the
social housing sector and, of course, we have the $319 million social housing
economic recovery package. That is all happening right now.
Today, I am pleased to have announced
a new round of grants—$39 million to the community housing sector. That
will fund nine organisations to deliver over 170 new social homes in Western Australia.
This housing will help some of the most vulnerable. It will include crisis
accommodation. I will give an example. We will be helping to fund Bethanie
Housing, which will deliver a new 50-apartment building for low-income earners
over the age of 55 years. That investment of $39 million will leverage in total
an estimated more than $62 million in projects. This demonstrates very clearly
what we are doing right now to build social housing. It is about not only our
public housing stock, but also growing the community housing sector. I am pleased to note two recipients were two local
governments—the Shire of Harvey and the Shire of Murray. This demonstrates our genuine commitment to work
with innovative local governments that are prepared to step up and offer
solutions to deliver more social housing in Western Australia.
for her question.
(1)–(2) We
know that housing is booming across Australia, and in Western Australia that is
very evident with 27 000 building approvals
in the last financial year and 4 000 in the regions. With that, we understand
that there are challenges in delivery, but, as a government, we are
doing everything we can to accelerate the delivery of social housing right now.
We heard the opposition claim that
there is just tinkering; that nothing is happening right now in social housing
delivery. That is false. That is wrong. We have the $221 million housing and
homelessness investment package. We have the $80 million modular build program
for regional Western Australia. We have a major
spot purchasing program. We have the conversion of unused Government Regional
Officers' Housing properties back to local government or the
social housing sector and, of course, we have the $319 million social housing
economic recovery package. That is all happening right now.
Today, I am pleased to have announced
a new round of grants—$39 million to the community housing sector. That
will fund nine organisations to deliver over 170 new social homes in Western Australia.
This housing will help some of the most vulnerable. It will include crisis
accommodation. I will give an example. We will be helping to fund Bethanie
Housing, which will deliver a new 50-apartment building for low-income earners
over the age of 55 years. That investment of $39 million will leverage in total
an estimated more than $62 million in projects. This demonstrates very clearly
what we are doing right now to build social housing. It is about not only our
public housing stock, but also growing the community housing sector. I am pleased to note two recipients were two local
governments—the Shire of Harvey and the Shire of Murray. This demonstrates our genuine commitment to work
with innovative local governments that are prepared to step up and offer
solutions to deliver more social housing in Western Australia.
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