❓ Mr. Nalder questions the Premier about support for tradies reliant on home renovations, given the building bonus focuses on new homes. The Premier responds by highlighting investment in public housing upgrades and the broader benefits of the building bonus.
AnsweredQoN 423Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS — BUILDING BONUS
423. Mr D.C. NALDER to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's $20 000 building bonus.
Given that the building bonus is only for new homes, what is he doing for the thousands of tradies who rely on
smaller home renovations in established homes or do they completely miss
out?
423. Mr D.C. NALDER to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's $20 000 building bonus.
Given that the building bonus is only for new homes, what is he doing for the thousands of tradies who rely on
smaller home renovations in established homes or do they completely miss
out?
AnswerView source ↗
We are spending $319 million on upgrades and new builds of
public housing. What members have to understand is that the work that goes into
public housing is subcontracted out to tradies, subcontractors and workers in
firms all over Western Australia. They are the beneficiaries of the biggest
spend on public housing across Australia. They are the beneficiaries of the
biggest public housing effort certainly in living memory. When we build on the
$200 million or so we announced late last year, it is a massive effort in
building and construction in public housing and renovations across Western Australia.
As time goes by, public housing, of course, like any housing, starts to have
wear and tear. Some of it needs maintenance and some of it needs renovation. My
memory is that it will be a $319 million total spend on public housing new
builds and renovations. Of that, there will be 250 new builds and the remainder
will be spent on maintenance and renovations, which I think is the larger
amount of the spend.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : It is $117 million for refurbishments
and $80 million for maintenance.
Mr M. McGOWAN : It is $117 million for refurbishments
and $80 million for maintenance. All that work will go to tradespeople and
subcontractors all over Western Australia. On top of that, our $20 000 grant,
combined with the commonwealth's $25 000 grant—that is $45 000,
but ours is not means tested or capped on the value of the spend—is
creating a huge amount of work for subcontractors and builders all over Western
Australia.
A lot of firms that work on renovations or maintenance also
work on new builds. A firm that fixes a roof in an existing home is often the
same business that puts a roof on a new home. A plumber who works on an
existing home often installs plumbing in a new build. I do not think creating
an artificial distinction between the two reflects the reality of the building
industry in Western Australia. I was advised over the last couple of days by a couple
of builders that the measures we have put in place have resulted in a massive
increase in interest, a massive increase in
land sales and a massive increase in contracts being signed across our state.
The measures we have put in place are clearly working to create jobs and
opportunities for Western Australians in the building sector and
apprenticeships, and we are very pleased with that.
public housing. What members have to understand is that the work that goes into
public housing is subcontracted out to tradies, subcontractors and workers in
firms all over Western Australia. They are the beneficiaries of the biggest
spend on public housing across Australia. They are the beneficiaries of the
biggest public housing effort certainly in living memory. When we build on the
$200 million or so we announced late last year, it is a massive effort in
building and construction in public housing and renovations across Western Australia.
As time goes by, public housing, of course, like any housing, starts to have
wear and tear. Some of it needs maintenance and some of it needs renovation. My
memory is that it will be a $319 million total spend on public housing new
builds and renovations. Of that, there will be 250 new builds and the remainder
will be spent on maintenance and renovations, which I think is the larger
amount of the spend.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : It is $117 million for refurbishments
and $80 million for maintenance.
Mr M. McGOWAN : It is $117 million for refurbishments
and $80 million for maintenance. All that work will go to tradespeople and
subcontractors all over Western Australia. On top of that, our $20 000 grant,
combined with the commonwealth's $25 000 grant—that is $45 000,
but ours is not means tested or capped on the value of the spend—is
creating a huge amount of work for subcontractors and builders all over Western
Australia.
A lot of firms that work on renovations or maintenance also
work on new builds. A firm that fixes a roof in an existing home is often the
same business that puts a roof on a new home. A plumber who works on an
existing home often installs plumbing in a new build. I do not think creating
an artificial distinction between the two reflects the reality of the building
industry in Western Australia. I was advised over the last couple of days by a couple
of builders that the measures we have put in place have resulted in a massive
increase in interest, a massive increase in
land sales and a massive increase in contracts being signed across our state.
The measures we have put in place are clearly working to create jobs and
opportunities for Western Australians in the building sector and
apprenticeships, and we are very pleased with that.
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